The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-11-05 00:00:00

ST. PETER'S WARD.

Considerable interest was felt as to the result of the
election here, as every effort was used to secure the re-
turn of Mr. Thomas Bolton against Mr. R. S. (-lender-
sm, the retiring Conservative candidate, and we believe
that the Radical canvass gave them a majority of forty,
SO that they opened the poll with very sanguine expecta-
tions, and certainly worked hard during the day, and
about the middle of the contest succeeded in reduc:ng
Mr. Henderson's majority to two. His friends, however,
then rallied, and at the close of the poll Mr. H. was re-
turned by a majority of 39. Mr. Henderson addressed
the electors at the close of the poll, expressing the high
sense of gratitude he felt for the unremitting exertions of
his friends, and for the honour done him by the electors
in thus re-electing him their representative in the Council
Chamber.

PITT-STREET WARD.
All sorts of manoeuvres have been resorted to by the
meddling busybodies in this district to tormen►, Mr.
Aspinall, the retiring candidate ; but the popularity of
that gentleman rendered all attempts fruitless and ri-
diculous. Some person of the name of Allan, of whom
we never heard before, was put forth as the representa-
tive of Radicalism, and so strong were his claims, that
after two how s' polling, he actually succeeded in record-
ing two votes ! one of which we understand was his own ;
Mr. Aspinall having registered during that time no less
than 110 votes. Next year, of course, Mr. Fawcett will
be sent to condole with th,3 other rejecteds over the fallen
condition of their cause.
GREAT GEORGE WARD.
With that indecency which seems almost inseparable
from radicalism, the name of Mr. Robertson Gladstone
was put forward in this ward—of course without the
slightest authority—as an opponent of Mr. G. G. Hornby,
the retiring member. There was therefore here no legiti-
mate opposition to the re-election of a conservative. The
number of votes recorded were for Mr. Hornby 136, for
Mr. Gladstone 67.

RODNEY-STREET WARD.

The contest in this ward was very spirited, the radicals
keeping within a short distance of their opponents until
three o'clock, when the conservatives came up in goodly
numbers, and returned Mr. John Pemberton, an excel-
lent conservative, by a majority of fifty-one over Mr.
Harvey. The majority in this ward at the last election
was only eighteen, and Mr. Harvey brought to the poll
forty less voters than did Mr. Lassell at the last election,
At the close Mr. Holmes was called upon to address the
assemblage. He said that he had no ordinary gratification
in congratulating the electors on the issue of the contest ;
and he thought it not improbable that almost every ward
which had been contested would return a conservative,
and many of them by no slight majorities. The whig party
had been instrumental in carrying the Reform Bill, and it
could not but be mortifying to them to discover that, in
fair and open contest, they were signally defeated by the
operation of the very bill, which they expected would
have secured to them a permanency of political power. As
the contest in Liverpool had generally been conducted
with good humour, and without those personalities which
are always to be lamented and deprecated, he trusted that
all animosities would be speedily forgotten—that there
might be no undue excitement or triumph over those who,
though defeated, were still their townsmen, and were
anxious, like themselves, for its welfare and prosperity.
It was his great desire that the conservative party, ren-
dered still stronger as it soon would be, by the exchange
of six whigs for six conservative aldermen. He (Mr.
Holme) hoped that all their deliberations strengthened as
they would be, might conduce to the good government of
the town, and to the prosperity of all its inhabitants. Mr.
Holme then thanked them for the zeal which had been ma-
nifested on the occasion, and concluded by asking them to
give three cheers for the Queen, which were heartily re-
sponded to ; and the assemblage immediately and most
good humouredly dispersed.
Mr. Pemberton also addressed the electors in a feeling
and handsome manner.

ADERCROMBY WARD.

Mr. James Procter, the—previous representative for
this ward, but who for the last twelve months has retired
into private life, was again brought forward, and, though
we believe he is at present on the continent, his return
was unopposed.