The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1851-09-23 00:00:00

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World, with the commentary upon it, in the Edinburgh Review,
showing the far sighted policy of Rome in extending her tenets
abroad, and concluded as follows:—" Let Protestants, I say,
look to this, and, at any rate, let them not neglect their
own brethren in the wilderness. Let the Protestant laity,
instead of calling upon the legislature to put down 'Popery,
put up Protestantism, by •that union which is strength,
and by a self-denying exercise of Christian zeal. (fear,
hear.) Let the clergy, instead of casting stones at each

them go forth with. the Bible in their hand, and see which is
the strongest—the profane and old wife's fable of oral tradition,
or the unadulterated truth of God's written Word. (Hear,
hear, and applause.)
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resolution was passe(
exceeded £4O.

S. HOLME, Esq., moved the next resolution, to the effect that
the society had a special claim on the liberality of Liverpool, in
an eloquent and powerful speech ; and it was seconded by Adam
Hodgson, Esq., and unanimously carried.
The Right ev. BISHOP of the DIOCESE then proposed a
vote of thanks to the Earl of Derby, combined with an ex
pression of regret at his indisposition, and an earnest

hope,
soon be

on toe part of the meeting,
restored to his usual health.
This was warmly seconded by Archdeacon Brooks and
carried amid general applause, and ordered to be forwarded to
the noble earl, by the secretary of the society.

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The thanksorthe meeting having teen also passed to the
Bishop of Madras and the Rev. Mr. Anderson, the benediction
was pronounced by the Right Rev. Chairman, and the pro-
ceedings terminated at a quarter past five o'clock.

REVISION OF THE BOROUGH LIST OF
V OTERS.---YESTERDAY.
THOMAS SHAW BRANDRETH, Esq., opened a court, at
the Sessions-house, at ten o'clock yesterday morning, for
therevision of thelists of voters for the borough of Liverpool.
Mr. Bremner, solicitor, appeared for the Conservative
interest, and Mr. Bretherton was the advocate for the
Radicals.

The court was not much crowded during the earlier part
of the day, but became much more co as the proceedings
progressed. The Radicals, it was stated, had made a great
many frivolous objections, trusting that freemen would
not be able to leave their work to attend the court to
defend their votes, but notwithstanding the annoyance
this will occasion to many industrious, hard-working men,
whose right to the franchise is unquestionable, there seems
but little doubt that the object of their political opponents
will be signally defeated.

Mr. Bit. EM;:ER, before the proceedings commenced,
suggested that the Court should proceed with the list of
freemen in the first instance. They were the parties most
likely to be injured by any delay ; and, their cases having
been disposed of, they could be at once released, and re-
turn to their usual avocations.

The REVISING BARRISTER bad not the least objection
to any course that would be found most convenient to all
parties. He presumed the freemen's lists would occupy
the whole of today and to-morrow. In this case, it would
be understood that they would go on with the house-
holders on Wednesday.
Mr. BRETHERTON observed that then they would not
commence the householders' claims before Thursday.
The householders' objections were not very heavy, and he
thought they would be readily finished on the Wednesday.

The overseers in attendance mentioned that ii;;;;;;:e
engaged at the Petty Sessions on the Wednesday to attend
the magistrates on appeal against poor-rates ; and to pre-
pare the jury lists on the Thursday.
The TOWN-CLERK suggested that the course hitherto
adopted had better now be followed—to take the house-
holders first, and fix a day for the freemen's lists.

Mr. BREMNER said his only reason for wishing the
freemen to be taken first was that they might go to their
business, having been summoned to appear to-day.
The BARRISTER did not see why the usual course
should be departed from. He would commence with the
householders to-day, continue them to-morrow; take the
freemen's list on Wednesday, and the claims on Thursday.
The overseers of Kirkdale, Toxteth-park, and the other
out-townships then handed in their respective lists, and
the Kirkdale list was first proceeded with.

Mr. BRETHERTON having proved that the objections by
the Reform interest were signed by Thomas Salmon, 49,
Park-lane, who did not appear in person,—
Mr. BREMNER urged that the objector, being in town,
and even seen this morning near to the Court-house,
ought to be put in the witness-box.
The BARRISTER, however, at once held that such a
course was not usual or required by the act.
Mr. BREMNER then mentioned that the 12th section of
the registration act required a return of the defaulters to
be made by the assessors and collectors of assessed taxes
to the overseers within a prescribed time ; and he wished
to inquire whether this provision had been complied with ?
The BARRISTER rould not presume that the return
had not been made. The question had nothing to do with
this court, and he thougnt he had no power to ask the
overseer if he had received such list.

Mr. BUCKMASTER, who signed the objections as the
Secretary of the Liverpool Loyal and Constitutional
Association, proved that ho himself took the notices and
duplicates to the postmaster ; that he left them with the
officer of the post-office, and afterwards received the
duplicates back again from the office.
Mr. BRETHERTON apprehended that something more
than the mere leaving of the notices by the objecting party
must be proved, and that it was necessary he or his agent
should see them examined and stamped by the Post-office
authorities.

Mr. BREMNER replied, that the case of Tomes and
Cumming was decisive on the point. There was no sta-
tutory enactment that the objector or his agent should
wait to see these papers examined ; that was the duty of
the Post-office authorities.
The BARRISTER concurred with Mr. Bremner that the
act of Parliament had been complied with ; and Mr. Bre-
therton's objection was consequently overruled.
The lists were then gone through in the usual form, but
no other point of legal importance was mooted throughout
the day, nor was there any case possessed of sufficient
public interest to warrant special notice.
The Liverpool list, it was arranged, will be commenced
this morning.