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

THE COURT.

Her Majesty and Prince Albert, accompanied by their
illustrious children, left Buckingham Palace, on Thuri.
day, for Claremont, where the court, according to present
arrangements, will remain until Wednesday next.
ROYAL VlSlTS.—Circumstances of a domestic nature
will prevent her Majesty from having the pleasure of re-
ceiving the visits of their Majesties the Emperor of Russia
and the King of Hanover, at a period when it would be
practicable for their Majesties to leave their respective
dominions. We regret, therefore, to announce that nei-
ther of these sovereigns will visit this country during the
present season.—Morning Post.—The King of the French
has postponed for the present his visit to this country.
It is, however, his intention, should no unforeseen obsta-
cles intervene, to arrive here in September next. He will
visit her gracious Majesty at her marine residence. Louis;
Philippe will be attended by two responsible advisers of
the crown—M. Guizot, minister of foreign affairs ; ana'
if circumstances will allow of it, the President of Council,
Marshal Soult, will be one of the official personages se-
lected. The Queen Dowager will leave London for Ger-
many on the 2d of June.— Times.
ROYAL RETRENCHMENTS. —lt has been customary ref
many years for the whole of the domestics at Windsor.
Castle, to receive on the anniversary of the birthday of
the sovereign, a gratuity each in the shape of meat, breed,
beer, and also flour, plums, &c. On Wednesday last till;
usual orders from the clerk of the kitchen's office, 1.
Buckingham Palace for the supply of the aforesaid float
eggs, sugar, currants, &c., to the servants of the castle,
were received by the butchers, grocers, and bakers .t
Windsor, who made the necessary preparations, aceertv
inzly, for the due execution of the orders and the tran_s-
mission of the 'creature comforts' to the royal resideow`
by an early hour yesterday morning. To the great dill;
pointment, however, of the expectant recipients ofo,
royal bounty, a special messenger arrived at Windsor "Zre.
Mr. Norton, the present clerk controller of her Majesty
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kitchen, at a late hour on Wednesday evening, to cottelle
mand the previous orders which had been sent rout3a
respective tradesmen, and the goods packed 11Pa:their
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SOUTH LANCASHIRE ELECTION.

The nomination of candidates took place on Friday at
Newton-in-the-Willows. The weather was extremely
favourable for the occasion, the day being fair and warm.
Hustings were erected on the vacant ground in front of
the church, but they were extremely small and incom-
modious, not capable of holding more than 150 to 200
persons. For the reporters. of whom about 25 were in
attendance, no sort of accommodation was provided, and
they were compelled to engage a couple of waggons, and
have them wheeled up in front of the hustings.
Ten o'clock was the hour fixed for the commencement
of the proceedings, but about an hour before that time the
little town began to be very busy, carriages and other
vehicles continuing to drive up in quick succession until
after ten o'clock.
John Fowden Hindle, Esq., of Wood-fold Park, near
Blackburn, the high-sheriff, arrived from Warrington, at
about a quarter before ten o'clock. He was accompanied
by William Whalley, Esq., of Parkhill, and was attended
on the hustings by Robert Brandt, Esq., the assessor, and
Mr. Walker, of Preston the under-sheriff.
Wm. Entwisle, Esq., the Conservative candidate,
arrived from Liverpool, accompanied by several members
of the Liverpool co.nmittee, at about half-past nine o'clock.
They proceeded to the Central Committee Rooms, at
the Legh Arms Hotel, where the procession formed, and
moved up to the hustings. It comprised a vast number
of persons, and a profusion of elegant banners, bearing
appropriate Conservative inscriptions.
Mr. Brown arrived in his carriage, comparatively un-
attended ; amongst Isis small party were Sir Thos. Potter,
J.C.Ewart, Esq., W. Wood, Esq., John Finch, jun. Esq.,
Robert Gardner, Esq., Henry Barron, Esq., R. Cobden,
Esq., M.P., and some of the most prominent agitators of
the League.
The hustings were divided into three compartments ;
the centre one was occupied by the High Sheriff, that on
the right by Mr. Brown, and the one on the left by Mr.
Entwisle. On taking his place on the hustings, Mr.
Entwisle was loudly cheered.
Amongst the very numerous party by whom he was
sn.aPported on the hustings were—J. Wilson Patten, Esq.,
'•P., John Ireland Blackburne, Esq., M.P., Peter
Greenall, Esq., M.P., George Cornwall Leigh, Esq.,
r•p„ Col. Plumbe Tempest, Sir Thomas Brancker,
hos. Townsend, Esq., Robert Bentley, Esq., Wm. Gar-
John Esq., Jonah Harrop, Esq., Clement Royds, Esq.,
ntii Bentley, Esq., Henry Littledale, Esq., Wm. Ford
oEfsqw. William Smith, the Rev. James
lide°rt:bn; 'inwick, John Roby, Esq., James Dear-
bnn„,' T,Esq, William Hall, Esq., of Grappen-hall, AI-
Lloyds, Esq., Gilbert Greenall, Esq.' John Greenall,
Esq,, Thomas Lyon, Esquire, Henry Charles Lacey,
Edward Lloyd,
Smith, H. Birley, Esq.,
John Darwell, ESq.. John Esq., Robert Lomax,
Esq., John Clare, Esq., R. S. Sowler, Esq., Elias Chad-
wick, Esq., John Lord, Esq., &c.
Precisely at ten minutes after-ten proclamation for si-
lence was made, and Robert Brandt, Esq., the sheriff's
assessor, proceeded to read the writ. At that time the
crowd in front of the hustings was very great, and every
window commanding a view of the place was crowded
with spectators.
The cath was administered to the high sheriff by W.
Hall, Esq., of Grappenhall.
The HIGH SHERIFF then said--Freeholders of the
Southern Division of the County. In pursuance of his
duty as High Sheriff of the county, he had called them
together for the purpose of electing a fit and proper per-
son to represent them in the Common's House of Parlia-
ment, in the room of their late much lamented represen-
tative, the Hon. R. Bootle Wilbraham, a gentleman, of
whose death he might say it was a cause for the deepest
grief to his friends and relatives and an irreparable loss
to the county that claimed the high distinction of having
wnand bin as one of its representatives, for he was a man of
any constituency might indeed feel proud ; his
death, therefore, was a matter of grief to the county at
large, and especially to that division which he so ably re-
presented. Their duty now, however, was not to enlarge
on the merits of their late member, but to select a gentle-
man worthy to become his successor, and in the perform •
ance of that duty he would not interfere further than what
he was required to do in the performance of his public du-
ties. He rejoiced to believe that hitherto the matters
-connected with the election had gone on in a quiet and
Peaceable manner ; that no bad feeling had been evinced.
His own duty, as they were aware, was to act in a straight
forward manner ; to make a return to the writ, and de-
clare the gentleman elected who had the majority of votes.
He could assure all who heard him, that it was his fixed
determination to act with strict impartiality—(loud
cheers) ;—to endeavour to obtain for all a fair hearing-
-(cheers)—and he trusted when the election should have
been concluded, that neither party should have cause for
strYing it was lost by any action of his. (Loud cheers.)
Be would not further detain the freeholders from hearing
any gentleman who might desire to propose a candidate.
R. GARDNER, Esq. rose to propose his friend William
Brown, Esq., as a fit and proper person to become a re-
presentative for the Southern Division of the county. And
An rising to discharge that duty he could not but feel sin-
fort that the duty had not fallen into abler hands,
he did indeed feel his own great insufficiency to place
the merits of his friend in that strong point of view before
-,the electors to which they were so eminently entitled. He
Pad also another cause of regret, namely, that he felt be
was about to vote and act against those friends with whom
ne had been so long connected, and in whose political
views he had agreed. He felt, however, that he was about
to act honestly • that he was about best to serve the gene-
ral of his country, and he would much rather see
Its country prosper than endeavour to promote the predo-
theinancy of any particular political creed. Their country,
n, Was formerly an agricultural one, but it was now a
evcial one and being so, it required that its repre-
sentatives to commercial
Should be men well versed in all subjects rela-
ting() commercial affairs. The Southern Division of the
county
comprised an area of 444.000 acres, and was rated
On a value of £5,000,000. The Northern Division com-
prised an area of 721,000 acres, and included Preston,
_-_Blckburn, and other towns, but only contained a popu-
lation of 200,000, and was rated at an annual value infi-
nitely below that of the Southern Division. (Loud cries
Question.") Mr. G. then went on to show a num-
ber of well-known facts respecting the density of the po-
pulation of Lancashire, above every other in the kingdom,
and as this great addition had been created by the spread
of manufactures within it, it followed that its representa-
tives should be thoroughly versed in commercial affairs, a
requirement which they could not expect to find in Mr.
Entwisle, but which existed in the greatest perfection in
his friend Mr. Brown. He then said a charge had been
brought forward against Mr. Brown that he was a Soci-
nian and an enemy to the church (No, no), but he denied
that such was the case, and he would say further, that if
he could have believed such a charge well founded, lie
would not have advocated his cause. He (tlr. G.) might
say for himself that very few mess had contributed more
than he had done to extend the church's usefulness • it was
etherefore not to be expected that he would give 'his as-
sistance to any man who would endeavour to injure the
Erase. Another charge had been brought against Mr.
truthforeigner; was he was an Irishman; but it was not very im-
portant to state the fact; it was, however, to say of him
that he had proved himself at all times, and in every re-
spect, a most consistent man. And it was of the last im-
portance to-select such a man for their member ; one who
o
remove all restrictions from trade, and leave it per-
free. This country could never have risen to its
Panredseifntero.ad pre-eminence without the aid of commerce,
would deprived o that, he would wish to ask what
decay was soon become? and yet, although the certainty of
were was
an almost self-evident truth. the landed interest
Inaerice.
e disposed to feel and act hostilely towards corn-
Let them, however, remember that labour and
jancitilinery could be removed, were removing, to other
, s, where they might be more profitably employed
but there was no removing green fields. There was ano-
ther charge alleged against his friend, that if he were re-
turned to parliament, he would go pledged to oppose the
Present government ; but he believed on the contrary, he
Would be able to give the government much better sup-
port than..
than his opponent, especially on all commercial ques-
tions. The country wanted members who would t
free__ trade; let him not, however, be misunderstood; he
did not wish to see restrictions removed suddenly, and at
once, but gradually and by degrees ; he was not, there-
fore, a thorough free-trader ; for although he deemed the
former and the present corn law unjust, he would not have
the restrictions which it imposes removed at once but gra-
dually, (oh, oh !) for sudden changesi often do evil, and
seldom do much good. (Cheers.)he
to
might judgeques .
of Mr. Entwisle from the answers lie had ifhad given
regard him as a Tory of the
tions put to him he could only
oppose trtrmoval of restric-
tions on the coin trade, and commercial
made some statements inestraincstwioens answer to the
gene-
rally. Having
charge that low priced bread would occasion low
(which were most tame and shallow) he came to the gespre-
sent situation of the Chinese in having thrown open their
ports to the markets of England and the Colonies, and
that too without imposing airy import duties, if they might
have been met in a reciprocal spirit of liberality. At the
Present time there was a great demand for grey shirting
cloths in China, the duty on which was 70. a piece, and
one piece would purchase 121bs. of tea, on which we put
l tax of 2s. 2d. per lb., or on the 121bs. of tea paid for by
t
one piece of cloth, no less than 265. 3d. The article next
greatest in demand in China, is yarn, the duty on which
gcllths of a penny per pound. Now 121bs. of yarn will
duicure, on an average, 151bs. of tea, and the Chinese
we Yahonthe yarn would be 7d. and Ath of a penny, while
the erapd impose on the 121bs. of tea, 265. 3d, duty. And
our inalaese would engage to take as great a quantity of
Producqufactures as they are able to pay for in their own
Tea waes„(oprY—let them take bricks and mortar and all.)
nrat_eht put n in London at 6d per lb., on which govern-
f•;-;ltY of 2s. 2d.; if the government met the
at s. a Ib-'r;.3:, we might have tea at Bd. which is now sold
the great p .INow the County of Lancaster might be called
'yes well-mporium of trade, and it required representa-
and versed in trade interests, rightly to watch over
of tizTrnote its welfare ; but if they put the capabilities
it e,0„1,0 candidates in comparison to do this, he thought
the -`;!,d be comparing the sun with a candle. (Cries from
After dnesterfatives, " We've all the sun at our side.")
tons tithehog a plentiful supply of sympathetic expres-
, uke 0(. sufferings of the poor; and. alluding to the
liVe rem. Richmond and his party as likely to offer offen-
tf his e,"aoce to Sir Robert Peel's policyagain spoke
.sseep •
1, tnatton to a sudden withdrawal of restric-
gllty panel confessed his preference of a fixed moderate
Y Sayin ar,a, of 65., 75., or Bs. a quarter. He concluded
the left gkue believed there were many gentlemen on the
/tad thenwi)oe.vvould say •1 amen" to much that he had said,
.q. sged to propose his friend William Brown,
Liverpool, as a representative for the Southern
(Loud• cheers.)
and bo."' EwART, Esq., rose to second the nomination,
0 concur e Proceeding with general observations, he beeged
nomPoLn
riffin all the eulogiern expressed by the High She-
thelate Nil.. Bootle Wilbraham, a gentleman
left tvr ue re l
co lected as an old tried friend and school-
a 4 who had proved himself invaluable as a men-

ber of parliament. He would now then desire to throw
all party feelings to the winds, and not only now, but at
all tuture elections. His friend Mr. Brown came forward
on no political grounds, but simply as an advocate of free
trade. Mr. Brown was known as a merchant to thewhple
commercial world, and he was a great landowner too; in-
deed, he was much mistaken if Mr. Brown, with the other
members of his family, was not possessed of a lirger rental
in land than many of the squirearchy in the county.
(Cheers and hisses.) But Mr. Brown was not a mast to
promote his own interests as a landowner, over the com-
mercial interests of the country. He would not detain
them, but conclude by calling upon all to rally round the
standard of freedom of trade, and to rush to it with hearts
beating high to protect it; and if they did so, the cause
of freedom of trade would most assuredly triumph.
(Cheers.) He seconded Mr. Brown's nomination, and
then closed his observations.
Col. TEMPEST next rose to move the nomination of
William Entwisle, Esq., and was met by deafening rounds
of cheers, which continued for some time. He concurred
in all that had been said in compliment to the memory of
their lamented representative, Mr. Wilbraham. He had
then, he said, the honour to recommend Mr. Entwisle AS
a candidate. He was a gentleman of sound conservative
principles (cheers), and had eminently distinguished him-
self by his talents at the university, a sure peesage of his
important
county to represent the great interests of this
county in parliament ; and if he was returned, he was sure
that he would serve the county honestly and faithfully,
for he was a man who was anxious to promote not this or
that particular interest, but every branch of British in-
dustry. (Cheers.) He maintained that it was necessary
that the kingdom should at all times protect itself as much
as possible from the necessity of depending on any foreign
state for any material portion of the supply of bread for
the people ; for if they should become dependent on others
for a supply of food, it would be in the power of the coun-
tries depended upon so to increase its price as to cause a
scarcity, and that might end in producing a famine in
Great Britain, or at least a state bordering on famine.
All knew the importance of commerce and manufactures,
but they also should know it was necessary they should
go hand in hand with agriculture, if they would desire to
promote the general prosperity of the British empire.
Most persons also knew that the home markets were the
best and wealthiest for the manufacturer to resort to, and
no advantages that foreign markets offered, if to be only
got at the sacrifice of the corn laws, would ever compen-
sate the manufacturer for the loss he would sustain by the
injury done to the home producers, the best and wealthiest
customers. He was not wrong in saying that no nation,
ancient or modern, ever prospered, that neglected its own
agriculture, and thereby prevented itself from providing
its people with a sufficiency of bread. (Hear, hear.) The
country bad been raised to its high station by attention
having been paid to all its interests, and every branch of
British industry ; and it was by the same course being
now pursued, that the country was enabled to retain her
proud position. All these great interests were so inti-
mately united, that they could only stand or fall together.
At the earlier meetings of the Anti-corn-law League, it
was made a boast that the manufacturers were able to buy
up all the land of the aristocracy of England. Now if
this were true, it surely proved that the manufacturers
had been most successful, and it also prove-I that the
corn-laws could not have been very prejudicial to their
interests. (Cheers.) They now cry out for cheap bread
in order to lower the rate of wages, thus proving that
with them cheap bread means low wages. (Immense
cheering.) At the earlier meetings of the League the
most reprehensible language was applied towards the
landholders, and if the people had not had the good sense
in a great degree to disregard the hints and insinuations
thrown out, the most disastrous consequences might have
followed. (Cheers.) The farmers were insultingly called
a senseless race, with heads as thick as the clods they
cultivated ; indeed all means were used to set class against
class, and men who so acted, he had no hesitation in say-
ing, were the worst enemies the country could have.
There was no doubt the League had in some few instances
been joined by men of high standing, and possessed of
great wealth ; but if such persons would only look back
upon proceedings that took place in the earlier part of
the French revolution, when men of title and wealth gave
encouragement to the promotion of revolutionary plans,
they would see it was possible to raise a storm which,
when raised, might be beyond their power to control.
He might also mention that a great delusion had been
practised in making very false statements as to the man-
ner in which the price of bread was affected by the rent
paid for land ; for competent men had made the most
careful calculations, from which they felt themselves jus-
tified in asserting that Bs. or 10s. was the most which the
rent of an acre of land added to the price paid for a quar-
ter of wheat. Now, if they would take away the retuse,
and allow for the other well-known reductions which the
farmers were called upon to bear, it would be found that
rent did not add more in the proportion to the price of
bread than twopence to the price of a stone of flour, and
that was all that the "grasping landlord" got for his
share. (Loud cheers.) There was a great difference in
the statistical accounts given of the number of persons
employed, and the amount of capital invested in land ;
but if they would only go into an agricultural district,
they would find that every tradesman and working man
were dependent on agriculture, and this dependence was
found to exist to a great degree even in manufacturing
towns. Were not the manufacturers, therefore, much
beholden to the country classes ? (Cheers.) They might
depend upon the truth that commerce was more support-
ed by the agricultural than the manufacturing classes,
and that if the corn-law was a monopoly, it was a mono-
poly by which the greatest numbers were benefitted. If
they calculated the amount of capital invested in agricul-
ture, it would be found to exceed that in manufactures by
hundreds of millions. Some of the League have said that
they seek a repeal of the corn-laws in order to raise up
the agricultural interests of other nations, and so enable
them more largely to purchase our manufactures. Now,
although he might not say that such could not be done,
he was entitled to say that sach an object could only be
accomplished by the commission of a grievous robbery of
our own nation, inasmuch as foreign states possess great
natural facilities for increasing their productions, which
are denied to the people of this country. (Loud cheers.)
Those nations have now, however, pronounced their de-
termination to promote their own manufactures, and they
:will act upon that determination. Ttie sun, indeed' in
its course, might be as easily stayed as the endeavours of
foreign nations to relieve themselves to the greatest pos-
sible extent, from a dependence on others for the supply
of articles with which they may be able to furnish them-
selves. It was, therefore, the interest of all that we
should call for a fair protection to our national indu,try.
If they gave way now, they would show that they wished
to destroy our matchless constitution, which has ever been
the pride and glory of our people, as it has also been the
envy and admiration of the world. (Loud cheers.) If,
then, they wished to destroy an empire with which all
that was great and glorious was associated, then let them
vote for the Leaguers' candidate ; but if they wished truly
to serve the interests of commerce, and nobly to uphold
the British empire in its envied integrity, then let them
give their hearty support to a conservative, to his honoured
friend William Entwisle, Esq., whom he had the greatest
pleasure in proposing as a candidate for the representation
of South Lancashire. (Immense cheering.)
Sir TeromAs BRANCKE a.—( Cheers. )—Mr. High
Sheriff and electors of South Lancashire,—Before I pro-
ceed to second the nomination of my friend Mr. Entwisle,
allow me to express my full concurrence in everything
which has fallen from the High Sheriff and every other
gentleman who has addressed the electors, as regards a
testimony of respect for the memory of our late departed
friend, Mr. Wilbraham. Gentlemen, I had the honour
of enjoying the friendship of that distinguished individual :
and I can safely say that he was not half sufficiently
known; that those who knew him the best valued him
the most; and that in him this county has lost a member
who was worthy the confidence reposed in him ; his fa-
mily and his friends have lost a son, a husband, a father,
and a friend, than whom there was none better living in
this kingdom. (Loud applause.) Having paid that tri-
bute of respect, gentlemen, to the memory of Mr. Wil-
braham, I now come forward to second the nomination of
Mr. Entwisle as his successor. (Cheers.) Gentlemen,
notwithstanding the pains which have been taken by the
Anti-Corn-Law League, notwithstanding the pains which
have been taken by those who call themselves liberals, to
shake a large purse in the eyes of the electors of South
Lancashire,—(loud cheers,)—notwithstanding the pains
which have been taken by those who, when they are
beaten, are full of accusations against us of bribery, cor-
ruption and intimidation, but who, when they come to
practise, practise the very contrary of what they preach—
(loud applause,)—gentlemen, I say, notwithstanding the
large purse which these parties have shaken in your faces,
I know the Conservatives of Lancashire too well to doubt
for a moment that they will be influenced by such a
proceeding. (Loud applause.) Gentlemen, my friend,
Mr. Ewart, appealed to tories, to conservatives, to radi-
cals, and to all parties, to unite together to return a liberal
free trader to parliament in the person of my friend, Mr.
Brown,—for Mr. Brown is my friend, and Mr. Brown I
highly respect. (Applause from both sides.) But,
gentlemen, I do not call upon Radicals, because I know
that my call would be in vain, but I call upon Tories, and
Conservatives, or whatever they are called,—for my own
part, lam a bigotted old Tory. (Cheers, and laughter.)
I call upon Tories and Conservatives to merge all minor
differences, if any differences there be, in their common
cause. (Loud cheers.) Radicals never split from their
party, however much they may dislike their candidate.
Therefore, though I am a bigotted old Tory, and may
perhaps think that one candidate goes too far, and ano-
ther not far enough, I would stand by my party, and vote
for the candidate whom the majority bring forward.
(Applause.) With regard to Mr. Entwisle, gentlemen,
with him Ido agree. (Loud applause.) He has been
called an old Tory 30 or 40 years ago, for anything I
know. I agree with him fully ; and lam quite satisfied,
if you return him to parliament, you will return a gentle-
man who will serve you well, who will not merely attend
to one interest, but to all alike. (Loud applause.) For
I say it is a gross delusion which leads men to set one in-
terest against another, to suppose that they raise up one
interest when another is declining. (Applause.) Gen-
tlemen, a short time ago, we heard somebody cry out for
bread ; a while ago, we saw some loaves of bread marched
up tire street, and nobody seemed to want them. (Ap-
plause.) I suppose those loaves were produced for the
purpose of using them, as it might be called in learned
language, as the argumentum ad bellyum. (Loud ap-
plause.) But, gentlemen, I hope the South Lancashire
electors will not be swayed altogether by their bellies ;
they have other interests to take care of besides them.
(Applause.) My gallant friend, the colonel, who preceded
me, has so well explained the views both of myself and
ihe party with whom I act, that I will not detain you fur-
ther than to say, that I most heartily second the nomina-
tion of William Entwisle, Esq., as a fit and proper per-
son to represent this division of the county in parliament.
(Loud cheers.)
Wm. BROWN, Esq., rose and was received with ming-
led cheers and hisses, and spoke so low for a short time
as to be inaudible at a short distance. When silence was
restored, he was heard concurring in the tribute of re-