The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-07-07 00:00:00

uzgestsothat, as M

Cobden is he no means an opulent
man. the testimonial should be in the shape of a pecuniary
offering, which. it is expected, will teach 4:100.000.

On Wednesday evening, the 'lrish Swiety gft‘.e a splen-
did banquit, at the Star and Garter tiotel, Riehmend,
Surrey, to the Earl of L neoln, now retiring from the
office of Chief Seett-try fi r Irchnd. A large
gutshed party was invited to meet the noble arl

nd distin-
, Among

the Irish memhers of parl ament
observed Lord C. Hamilton, the '
J. O'Conntl►. and Mr. Gr::, . ,
C. Na►ier, Mr. Hume, Mr. Kemble, aid Mr. Williams,
There were also in the con patty, Alderman Sir C. Mar,
sha►l, Magnay, H. Hughey, Wood. Hunter,
Moon ; Mr. Sit; r'ff Laurie I..4lMasters
of the chief City Brewste
General for Ireland : Sir G. Lr4pent ; Mr
Times Commissioner for Ireland," &t-

who were T ress-1 t we
Connor Don, Mr. M.
I'-h_ Sir

n ; SII7IOIIZ t

Sidrtry, and

nd the Clerks
; the Soleitor

Foster, 7'he

Ministry in cffice in

President of the Council
Lord Privy seal
Chancellor of the Duchy oft Sir George Grey
Lancaster
Mr. F. T Paring
Marquis of Notmanby.

Al.rqu's of Lansdowne,

Eerl of Clarendon

incellor of the Ex, htquer

Home secretary

Secretary at War........
First Lord of the Ado.iralty.... Earl of Mint°.
President of the Board of Trade. Mr. H. Lqbenehere.
President of the Board of Contr./I Sir J. C. Hnhhcuse. '
{
Paymaster of the Forccs.
_ _ _ in the Cahinf4l

Commissioner of Woods and i Lord Doncannon (now
Forests ..
Iri,h Secretary .
GOVERNMENT INTENTIONS.—In Lord John Rucsell's
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orldr.c.: en t hs. ~L.-4......,.. —s r __ ,

re-election, occurs the following passage—
the measures of commercial freedom w

I tru.t that
hieh sill remain

to he uccomplis

country (mak to be-

Dvernment of ti.

conflict
hold with an imnartid eye the various portions of the
community engaged in agriculture, in nomufactures, and
in commerce. The feeling that any one of them is treated
with injustice provokes ill will, disturbs Pgislation, and

diverts attention from many useful and necessary reforms.
Great social improvemen'sare required; public education
is lamentably imperfect ; the treatment of criminals is a
problem yet undecided ; the sawtory cond riots of out
towns and villages has been grossly ace If cted. The ad-
ministration of our colonies demands the most earliest
and deliberate attention. Our recent discussions have
laid bare the misery, the discontent, and outrage. of Irr.-
land ; they are too clearly authenticated ts) be denied ; 100

extensive to b.. treated by any but the most comprehea-

SOUTII LANCASHIRE ELECTION.—On Friday a nu-
merous meeting of the friends of free trade and reform
took place at East.oods' Hotel, Dale-street. to devissi
measures to secure the election of Wm. Brown, Esq:,
as representative in Parliament for South Lancaslrre, a
vacancy having occurred be the election to the peera,ze of
Lord Francis Egerton. Robert Ellison Harvey, E-ept
was called to the chair. He said they had now, for the
first time a candidate selected, and all they had to do eras
to secure his return. He congratulated them on the ele-
vation of Lord F. Egerton to the House of Lords, and

the occasion which it presented of returning Mr. Brown-
The requisition has been most numerously signed, and
they had but to exert themselves to ensure success. Mr
Wm. Ratbbone moved a resolu

iging the aieiting
to use every constitutional Me/1118 to tffret the object .

view-. He believed, indeed, that little exertion would he
required. for he did not anticipate any opposition. The
motion was seconded by Mr. .iames Holmes, and cart i. d
unanimously. Mr. Blackburn raid a high compliment to
the requi-ition, and to his merits as a merchant and a
)totwrunstlehdanthaast
tail:langn.,rhicutlbtueriral.cadnis.dtirdicatt.e
tNillery.
Mr.man .Br:;:iv)en
duties
iewc(h,
would be
cheerful monaenrioveurs: in
,:d-hivi cclitullide
require
eds
sacrifice from Mr. B. at his time of life, but lie (Mr.
done much for flee trade, end he (MI::
Blackburn) believed he would faithfully
represent. the
southern division, which was more to be considered as
oneßliriaocwkl
nab large
eugrenh a d
a was
would be enabled to celebrate the triumph of those princi-
ples. He moved the thanks of the meeting to Mr. Brown
for his promptitude in a'cepiing the requisition, which
was seconded by Mr. C. Holland, and carried with cheers.
Theuss
ed. Mr.
C. E. R a election
wi
il
committee
ls proposed,an d officers
er a warm logy, Mr. Rathhone as chairman. This was seconded,
but. opposed by Mr. Rathbone, whofroposed as an amend-
ment
rt next
d en-
logy, cn;
their present chairman, Mr. rlarvey, under whonl,
and him alone, he.would act ns a committee-man. The
amendment was seconded by Mr. Mugeneox. A varietl
of compliments and badinage wag banded about, both
Mr. Rathbone and Mr. Harvey d-clining the post of ho-
nour. Finally, Mr. J. C.. Ewart was named, and con-
sented to serve. A committee was then appointed, and
after some routine business the meeting broke up. At 2;
pr'vious meeting on Wednesday a requisition signed Bbl
9000 electors was presented to Mr. Brown, when he eon;
consented to become a candidate for.the representation 0'
this division of the county.