The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-02-10 00:00:00

THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD,

MOVEMENTS IN THE POLITICAL WORLD.

Dr. Nicholl has stated his intention not to retire from
the representation of Cardiff.
Mr. Fielden, M.P., has taken charge of the Ten Hours
Factory Bill in consequence of Lord Ashley's resignation.
The Manchester Guardian says that 726 new voters for
South Cheshire have been put on the registry by the free-
traders.
Lord Arthur Lennox has resigned his seat for Chiches-
ter, and Lord Henry Gordon Lennox offers himself as his
successor, on the anti-Peel interest.
D. W. Russell, Esq., M.P., for North Staffordshire.
has announced his intention to vote for Sir R. Peel's

measures.
Air. Mark Phillips has announced his intention to re-
tire from the representation of Manchester at the next
general election.
LYNN.-Mr. B. B. Cabbell has come forward as a can-
didate for the representation of this borough. Lord Jo-
celyn has been solicited to stand again, but no reply has
yet been received.
It is rumoured in the political circles that the Duke of
Northumberland intends to give his support to Sir Robert
Peel's measure regarding the corn laws and commercial
policy.
Viscount Courtertay, son of the Earl of Devon, will
succeed Sir T. Fremantle as Chief Secretary for Ireland.
By the acceptance of this office the noble lord will neces-
sarily vacate his seat for South Devonshire.
The Manchester Town Council, with only one dissen-
tient, have petitioned Parliament for an immediate repeal
of the corn laws. The Nottingham Council have petition-
ed in favour of Sir Robert's commercial changes.
Earl Talbot has signified his intention to give his cor-
dial support to the measures proposed by Sir Robert Feel.
Lord Talbot. we believe, farms from 1,500 to 2,000 acres
of land, chiefly arable.
At an agricultural meeting at Tamworth last week an
address was carried to her Majesty, calling upon her to
dissolve pat liament prior to passing the contemplated free
trade measures.
On Tuesday, C. H. Frewen' Esq., was elected for East
Sussex, in the room of Mr. Darby, without opposition.
The new member announced that he would give the most
determined opposition to the free-trade measures of the
government.
J. Tollemache, Esq. M.P. has written to the chairman
of his election committee, to say that he cannot support
Sir Robert's free-trade measures, and offering to resign
his seat if his constituents wish it. Mr. T. has been re-
quested to follow his own judgment, but on no account to
resign.

INTENTIONS OF THE LIBERALS.—A. numerous meet-
ing of the leading members of Parliament was held on
Saturday, when it was determined on the advice of Lord
J. Russell, to do all in their power to pass Sir R. Peel's
free trade measures. The Premier will, no doubt, be in-
debted to the Radicals for the success of his schemes.
The Morning Post states that Lord Melbourne, re.
cently hearing her Majesty speak warmly in favour of
free trade, used these remarkable words : Madam, this
will not do ; the next thing will touch your crown."
That his lordship was not consulted during a late attempt
to form on administration will no longer be surprising.
The League newspaper sang a song of triumph on Sa-
turday week, but it admits that the proposed measure of
Sir R. Peel may produce (because, forsooth, it is not im-
mediate in its operation) a " frightful crisis of scarcity
and distress—commercial and fiscal collapse." This is a
memorable confession.
REPRESENTATION OF WINDSOR.—It iS rumoured
that Mr. Neville will shortly vacate his seat for Windsor,
and that the Right Hon. W. Gladstone will offer himself
for the borough. Under present circumstances no oppo-
sition, in the event of Mr. Neville's retirement, is con-
templated to the return of the government candidate.
SELKIRKSHIRE ELECTION.—On Friday the nomination
of candidates took place, when Mr. Lockhart, Conserva-
tive, was proposed by Mr. Pringle, the late representative,
and Mr. Murray, free-trader, was put forward. On a
show of hands, it was declared to be in favour of Mr.
Murray, when a poll was demanded.

CAMBRIDGE PROTECTION SOCIETY.—The Agricultu-
ral Society of Cambridge assembled on Saturday. A din-
ner afterwards took place, at which the Earl of Hardwicke
declared himself thoroughly opposed to Sir R. Peel's corn
law propositions. Mr. Yorke and Mr. Alex, the members
for the county, expressed similar opinions.
Mr. Collett, M.P., has given notice of a motion in the
House of Commons for a select committee to inquire into
the causes that led to the vacation of their seats by the
late members for Newark, Woodstock, and Buckingham ;
and to report whether the resolutions of the house, re-
stricting peers from interfering about elections, has not
been infringed upon.
LORD MORPETH IN THE HOUSE.—The noble lord
was to take his seat in the House of Commons last night.
His party are making great efforts to get up a monster

petition for the immediate repeal of the Corn Laws, with

Which his lordship is to be armed on Monday evening, as
if with a baton, to swell the dignity of his return into the
senatorial presence.

The Hon. Gerard J. Noel, second son of the Ear: of
Gainsborough, is to be the candidate for Rutlandshire, in
the room of Mr. Dawnay. It is not expected that there
will be any opposition. Mr. Noel is at present at Rome ;
but be has been sent for, and those of his family who have
sanctioned his being put forward, have promised that he
will " advocate protection," and " oppose any further in-
roads upon the protestant constitution."

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Mr. J. W. Patten has written an address to the electors
of North Lancashire, intimating his conviction that the
time is now come for the settlement of the corn-law ques-
tion, and if his constituents differ from him, he is ready to
resign his seat. Lord Courtenay being required of the
Exeter Agricultural Protection Society to state whether
he intends to support the measure of Sir R. Peel, not only
refuses to answer the question, but denies the right of the
society to put it.

_
ELrczioisr MATTERS.—Lord Jocelyn, M.P., for Lynn,
end Mr. Mainwaring, M.P. for Denbighshire,—having
become converts to Free Trade, resign their seats. Mr.
Charteris, M.P. for Eaat Gloucestershire, says he is also
converted, but being elected to promote protection, he
shall vote against the government. Mr. Cartwright re-
tires from South Northamptonshire, by reason of bis old
age. Mr. Philips retires from Manchester at the next
election.

Lord Ashley has written to the Short Time Commit-
tee, exhorting them not to despair, and to abate nothing
of the limitation of ten hours, His Lordship concludes
as follows—" I rejoice, sincerely and thankfully rejoice,
that my resignation, the last act of my public life, the last
at least so far as I can see, has been to advance a measure
which, if there be justice or humanity remaining, must
render the concession of the Ten Hours' Bill not only
certain but immediate."

TEMPORA MUTANTUR; ET NOS MUTAMUR IN ILLIs.
—ln recording the signs of the times, we should weigh
well the importance of the following signal events
1841 Lord Morpeth, as popular a man as any in England
—at that time a cabinet minister, and an advocate of an
eight-shilling duty on foreign wheat—was defeated at the
hustings, in Yorkshire, by a majority exceeding Eleven
Hundred. His lordship is now a member of the Anti-
corn-law League, and has been returned for the same
county without a contest !

It is stated that Captain the Hon. W. Gordon and the
Right Hon H. Corry are about to retire from the Admi-
ralty in consequence of their sentiments upon free trade.
It is also said that Mr. John R. Ormsby Gore and Cap-
tain the Hon. Arthur Duncombe, R.N., have signified a
wish to resign the offices they hold in the royal household
as Grooms in Waiting to her Majesty. A report prevails
in the Woolwich garrison that Sir George Murray, the
Master-General of the Ordnance, has tendered his re-
signation. The Marquis of Anglesey, or Major-General
Sir C. Napier, is spoken of as his successor.
PROTECTION OR NO PROTECTlON.—kprivate meeting
of the electors of North Staffordshire was held on Mon-
day, at Stafford, to hear the opinions of the members of
that division of the county upon Sir Robert Peel's Corn
Law measure. Lord Sandon was voted to the chair, and
expressed himself in favour of protection, but doubted
whether that view of the subject could be entertained
much longer ; and as he saw that the matter must be set-
tled by either Sir Robert Peel or Lord John Russell, he
should rather support the former than the latter. Mr.
A lderley spoke, and expressed his firm determination to
oppose Sir Robert Peel's scheme.

SPITALFIELDS SILK WEAVERS.—A great meeting of
the silk weavers of London was held on Wednesday, at
La Patentee Chapel, Spitalfields, to consider the ruinous
tariff of Sir Robert Peel. The chapel was crowded to ex-
cess. They contertnlate the complete prostration of their
trade from the meddling measures of the Premier having
levelled all distinction between plLin and figured silks;
those artisans anticipate only misery, degradation, and
starvation, as regards themselves and families, and which
must most certainly result from the great influx of silks
from foreign markets, occasioned by such considerable
reductions in the amounts of duty hitherto imposed.
Speeches in favour of protection to industry in general
were made, and a petition to Parliament, embodying their
opinions, was adopted, which was intrusted to Lord
Stanhope.

Lord Lincoln has accepted the Chief Secretaryship of
Ireland, and his seat in the House of Commons for South
Nottinghamshire is thereby become vacant. In soliciting
from the same constituency a renewal of their confidence,
his lordship says, " I cannot within the limits of an ad-
dress enter into the details of so large and comprehensive
a scheme of commercial policy as that lately laid before
the House of Commons. This much, however, I am
bolnd in candour, when addressing an agricultural con-
stituency, to say—that on the question of the corn laws
my opinions are changed. In 1841, honestly, and not
from any party motive, I advocated measures for what is
now called ' Protection of native industry.' Mature re-
flection,—constant and anxious consideration of the sub-
ject,—attention year after year to the arguments brought
forward in the house on one side end on the other,—above
all, the experience of the last four years, base convinced
me, not that the corn laws alone should be abolished, but
that our whole commercial system should be subjected to
a great, a bold, and a comprehensive revision."

ONE OF THE OLD SCHOOL.—The Marquis of Chandos,
eldest son of the Duke of Buckingham, in an address to
the electors of Buckingham thanking them .for having
returned him as representative for that borough to the
House of Commons, says—" As regards my opinions
upon some of the important subjects which at this time
occupy the attention of the country, I will in sincerity
assure you that there is no one more truly attached than
myself to the Established Church, and ray exertions will
ever be used to preserve, unimpaired, the Protestant re-
ligion. Upon the important question of the corn laws, 1
at once frankly avow my decided opposition to the mea-
EIIICS now introduced by the Government; end my de-
sire and determination to endeavour to preserve that

protection which the agricultural interest has hitherto
possessed, and to which it has so just a claim. I have
ever felt respect and sympahy for the industrious classes;
my attention shall be given to the subject of the t oor
laws, being desirous to do all I can to ameliorate them,
and to insure to the labourer and his family every possible
comfort."