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Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1832-12-14 00:00:00

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fi*itik4 the lit6tdigeii hd f6tihei it inipo,..tibL• t'3 tirkLitf tht.
iii 6 tinkier. TM ref is to"ftttht fir think it has eAterttect r otftVr
5 otLocif.,--ihe Frefiitt reet'n. hie their Ire with ifielis and
shot, to prevent thc enein? iw i oxtinguisiiing
,ctruii,-
gration.

is.l 4HY.

SEVENTH bAY oi, 9HI

BERCHEM, Dec. !,articular (=red during.lmit
night. The Military authaitieg N toe c.l--f haf, lu=cre is med
or the intentions of the /vrafshar to tar.6` poSsession, rci toe
course of the night, of the counter-guard, win-ti up to tins day
has beat either neglected or fowled Upon- tk; iy,dtral tne
Dutch and Belgians., and of which the occupation cannot, ;note
than that of Montebello, be considered a inea,ll of die neutra-
lity of the city. In the evening orders were elven to occupy
this post, anus at the same tune, to drive the Dutch' from toe
Lunette St. Laurent. The citadel iiras only train i s masked
batteries, so that it is iirip(msi:iie to see in what state. they ate.
However, shire maraftgrhe tiegeLl Intro kept upii sharp fire
of musketry from the ramparts, by which they have oecy:, 4 ,115.1
its some loss. Some Men have been put hors ac we
have two officers among the wounded. hi. Moria 7,
Colonel of engineers, has had his thigh 'woken, alio Li:_utonatic
Possot had imth his legs chiriert a-v.4.y by a ur.runi-bbot.
lire front their bAttkrieS 'Acuities more chit nun a btirk every how.
We see the earth Ono* ri tqs oil a.l points by our bails. (Air
shells, which at first vela t,etond their mark,..now ail fail. into
the citadel, whe-,te thoy are evnLirtiy enruirr.g Meat drsoid.lr.
An aioe-de-cainp of t,ieneral;s.N.4,irstiani hae orought intelligence
Irmo leis division of site array. Ile has got p.i.session of _Oats
St. vlary and St. Philip, from wines Ile is ,nB:;ged in a britk
carinehafte the Dutch vessciS in the t-A.iio.dt. limn-
dkfichis whieh ee'vef th 6 t.otirltry inovenients ex-
ticittely dififeult: The gbrreial expe':_tt:.,d to be abie to si-..ente
the Dutch vessels in a mbrt time: 'i he unfavotrabic staL: of
the weather for the last felt/ thly.g, arid the marshy soil of fan-
ders hate epsed suite r4idess arnoogst the irropA. The sick
have been scat for-Ward to,Glient aria l:Jrzionne. 2he rwcounts
transmitted from the northern frontier to head-quarters 00 not
mention any movementuniongst the Dutch trooi:s unuer.the
command or tile Printe of Orange. This passiteness is incom-
prehensible.

EIGHTH DAt CF THE SIEGE.
BEIICHEM DEC. 7:—(Eraniegt.)--For the last 39 '.:ours the
defence of dinvitadel has assrtmea ke most sert(k.A akpecl. Yes-
terday, at etighifall, about 5 o'ciocki three or four companies
made a sortie from the eitad'el, au kept up a well-directed the
on our workmen. Frinn an Carly hour in the morning a suialt
fusilatte wks• kept tip; and contimihd througheta the nay; frost
the Lunette St. Laurent (still in possession of the besieged;) by
which our troops Were much annoyed. We could noamitcoy
ppreeive the (Dutch) sokliers coming torwitrcl to the parapets,
to
tlieir rion.k‘etse and retiring., In the meth alinethey made a rhOSI effective Use Of the- mortar batteries, in the
rear cif` their itorks,,t'llieli We henna it difileitit to reaeh with
ours; and trout which they diScharged a ettneidthelble ninnber hi
britubs, and generally Sh Wtdk ditetted, that riceitily all of theta
fell in our hothries: Nett, anti then also they sent from their
broken embrasures, discharges of grapeeirdin itelthpiecits, which
we suppose they bring to the neck of the embraectre for that 'pur-
pose ; retiring veheh they have fitted. fn this state of things,
the preeurnee that the engineers incise take precautions in their
wnrks-, which must retard our peogi*ssi hitherto so rapid teethe
operations of the siege. We are; sites yesterday, occupied on
the counter-scarp, the works of which arc urged toewaru by the
engineers With meenceivabla boldness in the iniest of showers
of shot, shells, and grenades, which are sent forth to check the
workmen. A lodgment will, howeveit, be soon made in this
work at the distance of abotit Si metres (about 53 yards) from
the scarp of the- bastion of Toledo, against which our principal
efforts are dreaded. We do not allow much rest to the besieged..
Free has been set to the buildings in the citadel several times,
and one of their powder-magazines has exploded. One maga-
zine, filled with prepared projectiles of every kind, has been
blown up, and with an exposion which has created much dis-
order amongst the.enemy. A third letter from Chasse haS been
received by the, Marshal, who his returned an answer.
..PROCEEDINGS OF THE NIGHT OF THE 6TH AND 7Tll.—ln
thanight of the 6th and 7th a new battery of mortars, E, was
erected near the second' parallel; in.advance of and between' the
batteries No. 2 and 3. 'I he guns of this battery will be brought
frein the battery A, which has-been considered too distant to be
effective for• the proposed object,. that of throwing shells into
the 'battery of the citadel called the Toledo, being a principal
point of attack, as Well as the crescents 2 and 5. The battery
.E'WaS finished this evening, dud armed with four mortars 'hi
'eB centimetres. •
During the 7th 'a new battery of mortars was erected in the
Lunette Montebello, and four mortars have been carried thither,.
intended to act with the battery B, and to throw projectiles into,
the bastions 1 and 2.
The firing from both sides is kept up as before, except on the
left,' where it has become somewhat relaxed, as the cannon des-
tined to act more direet,y againt the works are to be advanced.
hhve nbt been able yet to Silence the firing of sonic eces
which are masked; but tilrich still shoot up bullets, rthich fall
amongst us. • •
The accounts gitten by persons who are placed to look out
from high situations in the city, state that the enemy. tire only
from a few of the pieces that are placed in their flanks, and
from the mortars which Chasse has directed in great numbers
from the works. He also continues to fire shot from field piecee
-
and shells from Cohorns.
BERchEM DEC. 8, HALF-PAST 3, AFTERNOON.—The attack
'and defence are still going on with the• same fierceness. The
Li:if:tette St. Laurent is still in the hands of the Dutch, who
haVe established a battery of mortars there, It appears that
Marshal Getard, fearing, this battery was mined, had sprung a
counter-mine. This work will not be attacked until all the
works on the right are completed to the counterscarp of the city,
and when the besiegers shall have an opportunity of driving the
enemy front the covered way of the Toledo bastion. The fire of
the Dutch this afternoon has been chiefly directed against Fort
Montebello. Although a vast number of bombs have fallen on
it, no person up to the present hour has been wounded. The
gun-boats, at the first fire from the fort of Burght, changed
their positions: The amateurs who came to witness the taking
of the citadel are beginning to quit us. They think it too long
to wait. The greater part of them thought the affair would be
finished in two or three days. These gentlemen went first to
the theatre, froth the top of which they could have a view for
the sum of Is. 3d. British. This price will be doubled when
they batter in breach; and when the assault commences it will
be raised to five frants,'Or 4S. English.
4 o'cr.oex.—Now that we are much nearer the glacis the fire
becomes more destructive. In the course of yesterday we had
31 wounded, who were brought here, 3 of whom are since dead.
Last night there were 35 killed and wounded. •Amongst the
latter there are 15 severely. As there has arrived at the head-
quarters a battery of siege, not mounted, orders have been given
to erect during the night two new batteries—one of mortars,
and the other of 24-pounders. The last are-to be much nearer
the citadel than the others.
DECEMBER 8,-EVENING.—We have begun to throw up the
new batteries on the second parallels 'the cannon will soon
be placid there, and we shall then fire on the citadel from a
neater point.--The two totes de cape are urged on in the cover-
ed way attic Lunette St. Laurent with a degree of boldness of
which the
,ithitgination can form no correct notion unless •
the thing, itself is. seen. Early this morning we- began the
degeent to the fitSse. It Will be masked. To-morrow we shall •
be in a condition to carry this by assault. The work of the
sap is thus carried on :—Four workmen. Work in a line, one
alter 'another, Within sight of the besieged, who can hear the
strokes of their pickaxes. The than in advance Is protected
by a huge gabion, or basket, filled with wool, hay, or cotton.
lie has another at one side of -him, which he is employed. in
filling with the earth Which he throws up. 'The three others
follow the first, who has already cleared the way, arid are protect-
ed only by the gabions which they are tilling with earth.. Be-
hind them immediately is a sentinel, who watches for them, his
Musket to his 'shoulder, and his eye fixed on the parapet, ready
to fire the moment he sees any of the enemy make their ap-
pearance.. The men, who work this way in parties Of four,
with a soldier to each, are relieved every hall -hour ; but this
half hour never passes without a shower. of balls lodging in the
gabions. When a bomb is seen approaching, the cry is raised,
"• A bomb," on Which the workmen -throw themselves-'flat on
the earth. When it bursts, such
.of them as are not hurt rise,
and -silently go on with their work, against which the :citadel
fires in vain.
Besides the work so much adianced against the Lunette St.
Laurent; they have begun an opening from the right of the
second parallel towards the bastion' d'Alba. he progress Of
this work is very'rapid, and we are already very near the co-
vered way of the bastion. There is on this bastion.a mortar
directed against the workmen, but immediately Offer its erec-
tion a battery of four mortars was raised in the Fort Monte-
bello to silence those of the besieged.. I mention these details
to give you an idea of the:ardour with which the attack is
pressed on, 'and•of the bravery and perseverance of the Dutch
in their defence.—This morning seven Dutch- soldiers made a
little sortie-from the citadel to exchange shots with some of our
.
troops. The whole seven fell by our muskets in a feW mo-

-merits-: six of them were killed on. the spot arid their bodies
retainiLA ibr t*o hoUrs on the prince. 'i he seventh showing
ttign6 cif fife, some a our soiluers advanced undef a heap/
from tire rinkparbajo rentote Linn and send hiM to the tiOVitat,
but ha cried on the way.' He was decorated with a btkize cross,
which the so_die;•s took from him, and transmitted to the
Malshai.

At 1 o'clOck a fire broke out again in the large barrack of
the citadel. in about half an hour an immense mood of black
smoke which rbse'froin it showed that this time the efforts' of
-the besieged to extinguish the names had not been successful.
boon after, the tire raged with such violence that, notwithstand-
ing the lingutiless of .the day,. the flames could he seen at a
considerable distance. The otadel is altogether enveloped in
smoke, which is increased by the discharges of cannon and mor-
tars and musketry:of the besieg,At, which are not at all slacken-
ed by this 'new p..ague of war. The lire is redoubled from our
Datteries, its or:ier to increase the disorder which the conflagra-
tion must create amongst the enemy. In the midst of this
terrific nproar, Luc sappers, of whom I nave spoken above, coolly
continue their labours, no. at all anxious about the citadei,
except for the- nord.i gof its buildings. Things are
in that state, that on the one hand I expect aunost every
JbOTYL,ht to ue uhie to 4,,aounee to you our occupation of the
Ltuleae St. Laurent; and on the other, that our engineers and
arti_iery have made such progress in their respective works, that
we atfx L soon urge our attack on Ili.: body of the place. All
tali of couise cartioi have been none wiluout gre.4C 1085 ;Aid
tatigile. 'I he skiii and prudence of the attack, and the remilute
chafacter of the defence, cannot slit to render tins siege tt ine-
ab_e 011,!.

Slice the date of Chaese's third letter (of the sth instant,) ro
Vzi.wt is .a._trw,d to conic up tne Scheidt towards the citadel,
ail:: Clive s ci'l Lowannuicate with his Government only•
trail,thicteci to thq_frigatt:s knit giro-boats.
We are continua'dy tearing cannon horn the other side of the
Seficicu.. it is froiii die;eivi:::.ion of sebasaani.

flrif ;."2, ID • : .

. .
The nomination having been Axed for ten o'clock on Tiles-
d',:!y; at an early hour of chat mottling the friends of the respec-
tive candidates assembled at thin ailirerent places of rendez-
vous, agreeably to previous arrangement. Those of Sir
Howard Dougles :net at the .Royal Hotel, Moor-fields; Lord
Sandon's party- assembled about !vat:-past eight o'clock,
opposite the lioase Of Henry Lawrence, Esq. in Rodney-street;
Mr. Ewart's friends met at the A ielpirt, top of Itenelagh-
street; and these' of Mr. Thorne*: in Clayton-square. ahe
fiusllngl/4 Were opened at nine o'cock, add the preliminary
rriee4ure'of reading the prod:libation, &c. were performed by
Thos. Foster, Esti; the town-clerk; after which, he adminis-
Toted the usual_ bath to Charles Horsfall, Esq., Mayor, and
lames 'Aspioaa eafi Robertson Cdadstone, Esqrs.,
Who, with tile -Ittetorder, are the returning officers. IVhiLst
these proceedings were in progress, the respective parties were
moving fiord their quarters, along flee principal streets, to the
Town-hall.
The of Sit HOWaid DongTaS Arrived first. A highly
respectable body of gentleinen attended the candidate on foot.
.The coiour adopted try the party of the gallant baronet is the
true blue, under which his supporters on the present occasion
have so often marched to victory. The principal dispiay.of
!rugs were the bright blue and silver banners of Mr:..Troutbeck,
jOcularly styled, by our friend of the Courier, "Sir Wilfred of
IVanhoe." They were borne by his own retainers; amongst
them we observed, a very splendid one of the shield of arms of
"Douglas the 13raVe," and alsd Many which had often been
displayed on former occasions when the "True blites" *ere in
the field.
Mr. Ewart's party next followed. The. candidate and his
immediate friends occupied a carriage, which was drawn by
the, zealous supporters of the cause. The line was numerous
and respectable,: and the display of flags similar to the exhibi-
tion of former occasions.
..
• Mr.•Thornely's party then made its appearance. That gen-
tieman, With several of his friends, were in a carriage, winch,
was follOwed'by long 'proeession-, with music, flags, &e.,
triliained with pink and green.
. .
The procession of Lord Sandon was also extended,- and ac-
companied by numerous scarlet banners, band, &c. • His -Lord-
ship was attended bk.many of` the most respectable and active
supporters, who walked to the hustings.
Each patty in its progress to the hustings encountered the
usual greetings front nom friend and foe.
Castle-street, when they had all arrived, (about ten o'clock)
presented a gay and animated appearance, being filled with
people and numerous party-coloured banners. .

On the termination of the preliminary proCeedings,—
OAPTAIN COLQUITT then came forward, and said he stood
before his brother freer en, and, thank God! the electors of Li-
verpool, for the purpose of proposing a gentleman highly
qualified to represent this good old town in parliament—Wm.
Ewart, ESQ. Mr. Ewart had t*ice proved himself worthy of
the high station,:and would, if he were again elected, continue
that line of conduct which had gained him the approbation
of his fellow-townsmen. (Cheers.) That great measure, the
reforna• bill,- was now going to commence operations amongst
them; and he trusted would do so to the satisfaction of the
country 'and this great leading town. (Cheers.) They looked
on the reform bill as the greatest blessing that had ever been
conferred on this country. (Tremendous cheering and clap-
ping:. of hands.) They looked upon that reform bill as a
greater charter than that which was wrested by the nobles
from King. John. (Much cheering.) That, indeeed. was
worthy of the name of Magna Charta; but the reform bill
was worthy the nathe of Maxima Charta of King William
IV. (Loud cheeri.) The reform bill had given freedom to
the. people. of Liverpool, and given them a share in choosing
representatives, in which before they had no interest. (Cheers,)
That bill, he repeated, had given liberty to the people of Liver-
pool—liberty of which the ancient rabbis had said, that if the
sea was ink, and the earth parchment, the one would not
be sufficient to write, or the other to contain its praise. (Tre-
mendous cheering.) :It appeared that they were to be opposed,
on this occasion, by-the rich men of the town; but give hnn an
honest man before rich one. In what-way were the richei
of these men acquired ? Was it from the price of blood? Was
it by buying: land from the corporation and selling it again t 6
the corporation ? . (Cheers and lauughter.) Perhaps it was by
building churches. (Cheers, and cries -of "Shame! ") But
"there are more things between heaven and earth. than our
philosophy dreams of, Horatio." If they were opposed by rich
men, lie would tell those rich men thattrue independence was
seated -in the 'mind and not in the pocket: (Loud cheers.)
-He sincerely regretted that the conduct of the noble lord, who
was one. of the candidates, had compelled him (Capt. Colquitt)
to appear against him, for of- no man did he once entertain a
higher opinion. (Loud cries of "hear, hear, hear," cheers and
hisses.) The noble lord had deceived him. (Cheers.) The
reasons assigned by his lordship, and the explanations into which
he had entered, were by no means satisfactory or conclusive.
(Cheers.) If other individuals had voted on Lord Ebrington's
motion as the noblelorefdid; they would never have had the re-
form bill. (" Yes, yes," " No, no," "Fudge !") The noble
lord shook his head at this; they might have had a reform bill
perhaps, but *hat sort of a hilt would it have been. (Cheers.)
If Lord Sandon had voted as he- ought-on Lord Ebrington's
motion," he might have sat for Liverpool as long as he pleased.
(Hear, hear.) The next candidate was Mr. Thornely. (Cheers,)
It had been said that there was a coalition between the friends
of Mr. Ewart and those of Mr. Thornely; ,there might be a
friendly feeling between them, but there was nothing, like a
coalition. (Lcud cheers, laughter, and cries,. of "There is
m "
fro the Sandon and - Douglas party.) The coalition was
against them ; but Mr. Ewart and Mr. Thornely both stood on
their own merit's: The next candidate was one whom he res-

pected as an Old soldier; but, coming
.forn-o.rd, as. Sir Howard
Douglas avowedly die),to tread in the footsteps of General Gas-
coyne, he really thought.. that Sir Howard's .volunteering; to
lead a forlorn hope - at age' was quite out of the Auestion.
(Laughter and cheers.) Sir Howard stood before them as the
advocate 'of the timber trade; but if the
,gallant general had had
as much as he (Capt. Colquitt) had bad, he would be aware of
the injurious effects of protecting New Brunswick timber with a
duty of five shillings a load. Every body knew what rubbish
New Brunswick timber was, and that at this moment English
landholders could not sell their oaks or get a bid for them.—
( Loud cheers, and cries of "We cannot get.oak enough." "I'll
get you as.muclfas you like," exclaimed-Captain Colquitt,
you'll make me Yout agent." (Laughter and cheers.) He
called upon the electors 'to
.do their duty, and as to the result—.
"detur meliori." He-WaS told that the blue-jackets were against
them; but-he would-not- belieVe it. They would stick to their
colours, and bring Mr-. 'Ewart in by an overwhelming majority,
as they didbefore.- He -would not; detain them, but would con-
clude with quoting-the 'words Of a song which would, perhaps,
suit the taste of the gallantgeneral:—

March to the battle-field,
The foe is on before us,
Liberty's on every shield
•
And Fortune's smiling o'er us."
•
Mr. WALLAC CURRIE said, that there never had been im-
posed "on him a duty•,.in which he took' greater pleasure, than in
seam ding the noriaMation of his friend Mr. Ewart. (Cheers.)

They considered hist eighteen mobs ago entitled to their OP'
to
port, and tie weds confident thltt nbtling had since occurred -I
diminish their confidence: Tti qoaliiications which Mr. PO
had exhibited, were such as every community would wish W
in every man sent into, the Commons House of Parliamet);;
(Cheers.) His conduct presented them with abundant pr°,°o
of the most indefatigable industry, and great good sense; out
views were not limited to questions of local id 1•
embraced the varied interests of the kingdom; ankfils abinlien't
had been e.terted'. to effect the welfare of the country and;,
mankind. His past conduct, and the qualifications he haa„e,:a
hibited, fully entitled bins to that seat which he had already d
three sessions. (Cheers.) Another reason why he had
forward was, because Mr. Ewart had been the hrm supporter °a,
the present administration, and never had there been sa_,B
ministration more anxious to promote the interests of the 'Tali
and to extend the rights of the people—rights which they nits
iOng since tb have received. (Much cheering.) Mr. Ewartshown that he was anxious to promote their interests by
porting such men. Many charges has been brought ages,
ministers, one was that they had dealt harshly with the Ots'ad
India interest. (hear.) but what was the fact? why they
been forced on the events. Neither were they blameable rei
specting the timber duties. (Cheers, and cries' of hear, bear',
Icor Mr. Courtenay, to his great honour, said when that questi!ra
was debated, that it was his intention to have brought it for" ,
if they (the Duke of Wellington) had continued in oMeef
(Cheers, and cries of prove it, a mistake, go on.) As to Pr°°:
he (i\sr. Cdrrie) had nut referred since to the debate, but he r
collected «ell that' Mr. Courtenay had been eulonised for saYl
so. (Cheers, and cries of no, ne.) He (Mr. Currie) was r',o2
for setting down aught in malice, he was entitled to his ch),
'opinions, and ciaimed to express them openly, but he did 11,i
think hi of oilier men if they differed from him. (Great cheeria,bll.
if erected, as he believed, Mr. Ewart would 'not triumph 08,!i,
any party, and if not elected, which he believed totally•unPSe
Lie, be would not be mortised. 'the next question touching he
ministry, related to the Luteli war, and what was it? Why itbe
separation of tiOliand and Belgium has been recognized by
sans aathinistration. • (Cheers, •valich continued for some ti 4
and cries of no, no.) Undeniably it was, and by that sePara
subsequent procee(eAlgs were necessary, and t-h- he was certain 73
of
had Littlaw-adniinisantinn continued in power, the Dule.. if
Wellington would ionn since have settled that queStiou.
minister's hailcoldroitZ a fault, it was in having deferred ;°,
long to employ the atiima ratio It:gum, for they found at last '
)
tinning but aims would (Ulh2ers.) He (Mr. Curt'
would support .ter. Lsvart as a iirni supporter of the Governwo"",
(Loud shears.)

t-
Mr. ALDERMAN LAWRENCE now came forward on the Pf
form, and was received .with a cieatening shout of clieerS t o
i
e
hisses, the celeers coming principany froal puLemen on
right within the hustings. .

Captain Comical. besought the crowd to hear any gentlee
with patience and impaitiaiity-.
4, , It
Mr. JAMES bRANEKER made a similar appeal, btut the turniA
continuing, little of what he said was heard. \V e uudersto"
him to say he had the honour of proposing, a second ties'
Lord Saudon as a ht. and proper person to represent Iv
borough in Pardament. if great industry and application
merited support, then Lord Staidon was entitled to their so f;
port. He lied merited their support no less from his attonli°4l
to, their Local aftuits than from ins attention to the goer'
affairs of the conntry.
Mr. Alderman JoiiN BOURNE seconded the nomination, W.
out appearing on the platform.
Mr. , .
wasr. Wrikeic.e lilvAeuT iwi sitohNEthettalmoued
forwardeS plaudits,topropose mln
gielyrw.iTthlrogrginlla;
•an
and other marks of disapprobation. He said that in prop
Mr. _Thornely, he did so in the hope that one of the objet,
which Lord John Russell had in view in bringing forward the
Reform Bill might be accomplished, namely, that the eieceto'of
should choose as their representative one of themselves, 0%0
their own townsmen, •one connected with their interests,
blic
one who, while he possessed a general knowledge of s
questions, should also be. acquainted with the wants and 105:iee
of the town of Liverpool. (Cheers.) There was either 50-0
Meaning attached to the idea of representation or there
none. They wanted some one to represent them. They wan'
somebody who. 'When a question like the motion of Lord L
et
ringtcm was who;
'forward, wheii the question was when
there should be a resistance to the will of the House of Lc'tri.,
or . a revolution in the country, would support the former atte
native. (Cheers.) They wanted somebody who knew 5°1:6,,;
thing of the
.commerce of the country, who had made up
mine, (loud cheers) that monopolies were an evil to the Nat;
try, and who could perceive that they preised on the merehan.e
the shopkeepers, and the labouring classes. They would hasp
one who was known to them. Mr. Thornely had lived aol°l
them, had gone through the ordeal of a contested election, ,3%,
his religion had been sufficient 'to keep him "unspotted traiii
the world." (Great cheering.) He would not detain
his
longer. He had known Mr. Thornely for thirty years,..and 8 )
opponents would take his word whenever he spoke. (Uhee.ri;;
They knew him to be an intelligent merchant, an honest inthael'
and' his fellow-townsmen had often sent him to represeut
iis
on deputationS respecting some of the most important questa
;it
which could interest the town of Liverpool. lie had gr
pleasure therefore in proposing him as a representative for
Liverpool.
Mr. BLACKBURN, BLACKBURN, surgeon, (!!!) said, that he felt great ple
a 5
sure in seconding the nomination of Thomas Thornely
• I tf
a suitable and prop_er person to represent this great corntuul'o
in the Commons' House of Parliament.—(Cheers4 He di", t,
from a conviction, that Mr. Thornely possessed in knowledge,
in talent, in character and in political principles, all the reclt
`sites essential for a right discharge of the duties which WO4
devolve upon him as their representative. After congratulatiog
the new electors on their having acquired a privilege. so long.
withheld from them,.that of having a voice in the election 01
their representatives, he expressed a hope, that they would exel
cise it in such a manner as to show themselves' worthy Of the
trust reposed in them by the reform bill, one of the object
which, as declared by Lord John Russell, was, to enable din,,e:
rent localities and communities to send to parliament men
mately acquainted with their own interests, wants, and wishes.

Mr. Alderman NICHOLAS ROBINSON then came forward, but
the uproair was so great, that he turned round and adcl-resse"
himself to the court. He said, that he felt great pleasure iv
putting in nomination a gentleman fit to represent them in par-
liament. From the time already occupied by those who pre-
ceded him, he would not detain them long. He would not g°
into the merits of Sir Howard Douglas, as he had been long
known for his high character and great commercial knowledg.r
as had been exemplified in his government of a colony, whcl
felt grieved when he left them,—and why ? Because they ("A
not know where to look upon his like again.—(Cheerir Or'
hisses.) He had proVed himself a man of high attainments,
Liverpool would do itself high honour by sending him into 101;
liament. He (Mr. Robinson) had only to say, that since "
days of Canning there had been no one so well qualified as a
statesman and a man of business.—(Cheers and hisses, the up"
roar without having continued uninterruptedly while be I'3
speaking.)
Mr. Alderman JOHN WRIGHT briefly seconded the nomilla
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tion.
At this stage of the proceedings the candidates were caneed
for, and Mr. Ewart's name was, of course, first mentioned;
but Colonel Williams was to be seen in vain attempting W
obtain a hearing. The Colonel at length gave way, and
Mr. EWART then came forward to the front of the Hustings, 8-
considerable applause and hisses, and said, addressing the ,fart.' tn
-r
the first place, but maintained that the court consisted of the Mglia
and the constituency of Liverpool. To any other decision he N°o6
submit, for while he gave authority its due, he should boldly cote%
for the rights of freedom, and whilst he addressed the electorsdid
boldly maintained he should say nothing which ought not to be heal:,
by the Mayor of Liverpool. Once more he appeared amongst 001!
once snore to restore the sacred trust which they had deposited in bilige
hands, and they might not think that he had used it with all tig
energy they might desire, he returned it unstained into their han";
unalloyed by any objects of sordid selfishness, or any venal °biro
of ambition. He had considered it a sacred trust reposed in Po
hands, for the exercise. of a genuine and pure ambition, and is
afford him a greater power Of doing good. These had been jPei
motives, and he now appeared before them with feelings unnaingle
with shame, once more a claimant for the honourable trust they bad bc;
fore reposed in him. Under what circumstances did they meet agaato
He now saw around him a vast constituency, representing the wt
and respectability of the town, about to exercise their new right
the benefit and welfare of the country. Would it, he asked, do its dni
ty ? He could not for a moment doubt it. If the constituency ha(
been extended by a special visitation of Providence,the number of 01,1';
didates were likewise encreased. There were now four of them in t
field, and to their arbitration each appealed. They had a right to a.!
the opinions of every Candidate. Some might answer by referring
the past.: He would venture to so. But here there were sortie
Qnii
tions of importance on which he would give them his opiniong•
.
was sure the Mayor would give him• credit that what he was ab°L
to say, proceeded from the purest motives ; he was an advocate I.°l
sound and reasonable reform ih the Corporation. The Constitlig
tion of the country, he said, bestowvd the power of , elect; i,
the Corporation on the community of the town, and he en"