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

THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD

MUNICIPAL ELECTION.

'ell, another of our annual municipal struggles is over ;
and although the boasting swagger of Radicalism has
prophesied the annihilation of constitutional principles,
through the restless movements of Anti-Corn-Law
spouters and the foolish rhapsodies of the disciples of
Anti-Monopoly Associations, Conservatisai still lives—
livesl aye, increases in vigour, and spreads triumphantly.
All the speeches and tracts, and all the promises of de-
ceitful and interested parties—all the efforts of free-
traders at the registration-courts in the creation of faggot
voters, and in the vexatious opposition to the rightful
claims of their opponents—all these have only
" back on themselves recoiled ; "
and our national and municipal governments, although
elected by machinery created by Reform herself, are
composed of men professing strong attachment to our
apostolic church and to scriptural education, and reso-
lutely opposed to withstand every effort to overturn the
principles on which our commercial and agricultural codes
are placed, and men who are confessedly competent in
every respect to fulfil the duties assigned to them. As
far as our local authorities are concerned, we need not at
present refer to any further proof of their capability to
promote the general welfare of the borough, in conjunction
with the interYsts of the corporate estate, than the annual
account just presented to the putlic ; the gratifying state
of which, we make bold to say, has been brought about
by the far-seeing intelligence and' knowledge of business
possessed by the majority in our present corporation.
-• But to return to our recent struggle. A short time
• since we scarcely ventured to anticipate such a glorious
result as we are about to record. We feared that the
untiring activity of Radicalism, combined with the many
—alas. how many !—" heavy blows and great discourage-
ments" dealt out to our Protestant friends by men from
whom they had a right to expect a very different kind of
treatment,—we say we feared that these causes, and more
especially ihe last, would have so damped the energies of
churchmen, as to induce them, in instances not a few, to
hold back when their votes were wanted ; but, thanks to
their zeal and true-heartedness, they have thrown perso-
nal affronts to the winds, and have stood manfully for-
ward at the right time.
Enough, however, on this subject; and proceed we
now to register the doings on Friday, and a few remi-
niscences connected with them. Perhaps we cannot do
better than present, first of all, the state of the poll at
the various wards which were contested at the election in
November last year, premising that Mr. James Aikin (a)
was then returned for Castle-street Ward, as was Mr. G.
H. Lawrence (c) for West Derby Ward, unopposed:—
Wards.
Majority
Everton David Hodgson (c)...... 221
Chris. Rawdon (a) 123.... 98
.. Wm. Thornhill (a) . 223
Thos. Vernon (c) . . 222.... 1
.. Thos. Chalmer (a)
Thos. Case (c) . 93.... 38
R. B. B. H. Blundell (c) 179
John Deakin (a) 162.... 17
. Thos. Sands (c) ..
George Holt (a)
.J. A. Tinne (c).
Thos. Bolton (a)..
. Thos. Toulmin (c)
Robert Berm (a) .. 173.-38
. John Sothern (c) ... 158
Thos. Taylor (a) .
. Wnt. Birkett (c) 279
Wm. Lassell (a)
. C. Boutflower (c)
D. Neilson (c) 154.... 41
. John Kilshaw (c)
Thos. Morecroft (a)
. Jos. Hornhy (a) 2lO
H. G. Harbord (c) 174.... 36
. T. T. Glazebrook (c) ll7
John Platt (a)
Richard Harbord (c)
Wm. Lockerby (a) 193.... 29
It will be seen from this statement, that last year
twelve Conservatives were returned to the Council-
chamber, and four Radicals. This year, as we shall
detail more fully just now, we have been successful in
thirteen wards; arid to show that these victories have
not been achieved by any influence acting, as did the
Reform Bill, with something like mesmeric power on the
public mind, it is only necessary to say that for the last
'five years the number of Conservatives returned to the
Council at each election has been almost precisely the
same. In 1840 we returned 12; in 1841, 13; in 1842,
13 ; in 1843, l 2 ; and this year, 13 ;—and we may add
that on each of those occasions the Radicals were only
able to return their successful candidates by majorities
miserably small, as compared with the numbers in those
wards which returned Conservatives.
We now subjoin an•hourly statem
contested wards at the election ju.s
of the Conservatives are in italics
Wards,

Scotland

Vauxhall.

St. Paul's .

Exchange

St. Peter's..

Pitt-street .

Great George.

Rodney. street

Abercromby

Lime-street

St. Anne's .

South Toxteth .

North Toxteth .

.nt of the poll
closed. The

SCOTLAND.
James Brancker
Isaac Holmes ..
ST. PAUL'S.
R. B. Hill ....
James Stitt ....
ST. PETER'S.
R. S. Henderson
Thos. Bolton ..
RODNEN -ST.
John Pemberton
R. E. Harvey

in the
tames

Majo.
rity.

1-13

1-33

1-39

1-51

!-42

1-15

-39

274
214

,-60

We had thus the very unusual number of eight wards
uncontested, and for these the following gentlemen
walked over the course, for the opposition in Pitt-street
and Great George Wards was, as we shall presently spew,
anything but legitimate :

Conservatives unopposed. Radicals unopposed.
Thos-..svShaw, for Everton. l Wrn. Preston, for Vauxhall.
C. S. Middleton, Exchange. John Holmes, Castle-st.
James Aspinall, Pitt-street.
G. G. Hornby, Gt. George.
Jas. Procter, Abercromby.
J. S. Leigh, West Derby.

We have this year, therefore, returned thirteen mem-
bers to the Council-chamber, and the Radicals three.
The Conservative voters polled amount to 2205, and the
Radicals to 1709, giving a majority of 496 votes for the
Conservative cause.

The following is a list of the Town Council as at pre-
sent constituted. The names printed in italics arc those
of new members, and the aldermen who retire on Satur-
day next are distinguished by an asterisk prefixed to their
names :

No. I.—EVERTON WARD.

Yrs. to serve

Alderman—*T. B. Barclay (a)
Thomas Shaw (c)
Councillors{ David Hodgson (c)
Francis Shand (c)
No. 2.— SCOTLAND WARD.
.Alderman—Richard Houghton (c)
{James Braneker (a)
Councillors Will-am Thornhill (a)
Richard Houghton, jun. (c)
No. 3.—VAUXHALL WARD.
Alderman—*Thomas Bailey (a)
{William Preston (a).
Councillors Thomas Chalmer (a)
Thomas Blackburn (n)
No. 4.—ST. PAUL'S WARD.
Alderman—Richard Griffith (c)..
B. B. Hill (c)
Councillors {- 11. B. B. H. Blundell (c) ...
J. C. Thompson (c)
No. S.—EXCHANGE WARD.
Alderman—*James Lawrence (c)....
C. S. Middleton (c)
Councillors {Thomas Sands (c)
, John North (c)..
No. G.—CASTLE-STREET WARD.
Alderman—*Sir Thomas Brancker (c)
John Holmes (a)..
Councillors {James Aikin (a)
Hugh Hornby (a).
No. 7.—ST. PETER'S WARD
Alderman—John 1-1. Turner (c)
R. S. Henderson (c)
Councillors{J. A. Tinne (c)
John Stewart (c) .
No. S.—PITT-STREET WARD.
Alderman—*W. P. Freme (a) ...
James A spinall (c) ..
Councillors { Thomas Toulmin (c)
William Fawcett (a)
No 9.—GREAT GEORGE WARD.
Alderman—*Thomas Holt (a)
G. G. Hornby (c).
Councillors{John Sothern (c)
Thomas Royden (c)
No. 10.— RODNEY-STREET WARD.
Alderman—R. S. Crook (c)
John Pemberton (c)
Councillors William Birkett (0
J. N. Wood (c) .
No. 11.—ABERCROMEY WARD.
Alderman—William Nicol (c)
James Procter (c)..
{ . 3
Councillors Thomas Kaye (c) .
Christopher Bushell (c)
No. I2.—LIME-STREET WARD.
Alderman—J. B. Moore (c)
John Buck Lloyd (c) 3
Councillors {John Kilshaw (c) 2
Robert Rigby (c) 1
No. 13.—ST. ANNE'S WARD.
Alderman—Edmund Molyneux (c)
{James Parker (c)
Councillors Joseph Hornby (a)
Robert Jones (c)
No. 14.—WEST DERBY WARD.
Alderman—*James Moon (a) . .
IJ. S. Leigh (c)
Councillors G. H. Lawrence (c).
1
James Plumpton (c)

No. 15.—SOUTH TOXTETH WARD.
Alderman—*Evre Evans (n.)
r R. L. Jones (c)....
Councillors iT. T. Glazebrook (c)
Ambrose Lace (c).

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