The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-11-01 00:00:00

ABERCROMBY WARD

For the first time since the passing of the municipal reform
have been permitted to return our candidate unop-
posed, for we cannot condescend to dignify the vexatious
trickery resorted to to keep open the poll by the name of
opposition; on arriving at or near the polling-place we were
surprised to see over the door of a small beer-shop, " John
Downey's Committee-room," and on the various walls in
the neighbourhood placards calling upon the electors to come
forward and record their votes in favour of "John Downey,
pawnbroker, Esq." Of course the success of Mr. Bushell,
the conservative candidate, was never placed in the slightest
jeopardy, as after two hours' polling Mr. Downey only num-
bered 6 votes, whilst Mr. Bushell obtained 74. We had
hoped that the overwhelming majority (131) which the po-
pularity and firm consistency of Mr. Gladstone procured at
the last election would have put an end to any furthe

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fusion in the ward ' • but we cannot make enrich impression
on radical minds. The reaction in favour of constitutional
principles is, probably, more significant and gratifying in this
ward than in any other. For three years after the present
mode of idtroducing our municipal representatives into the
Town Council was commenced, the radicals succeeded in ob-
taining a majority ; but in 1838, when Mr. Gladstone presented
himself as a candidate, the ward was rescued from their domi-
nation, and since, the conservative majorites have progressively
increased, until we have had this year merely the display of a
candidates name, without the introduction of anything more
substantial. The ward still continues conservative to the back -
bone and such men as Messrs. Gladstone, Procter, and
Bushell, are not likely to be ejected from their honourable
positions by any opposition which the whole strength of radi-
calism can at any time bring against them. We once more
return our thanks to Mr. Muncaster, and a few more such as
he, for the strenuous exertions which they continue to make
use of to further the interests of conservatism at every op-
portunity.

LIME-STREET WARD

The contest in Lime-street was between Robert Rigby,
Esq.—who was the first conservative ever able to break
through the fetters in which the ward was held by the radi-
cals—and Thos. Morecroft, Esq., who was a candidate last
year, and who has previously represented this ward in the
Town Council. From the circumstance of Lime-street being
the largest ward in the town, and the narrow majority-8--
by which Mr. Morecroft was defeated by Mr. J. B. Lloyd
last year, the struggle excited greatinterest, and was expected
to be a very close one. Mr. Rigby's popularity in the ward,
however, and the activity which he has displayed on all oc-
casions to forward its interests, inspired his friends with
great confidence in the success of their candidate.
During the first hour the contest was a neck-and-neck
one, both parties putting forth all their energies; and the
numbers stood as follows at

10 &CLOCK

Rigby (c) .....
Morecroft (w)

Majority

ST. ANNE'S WARD.

For some reasons, the grounds of which we are utterly at
a loss to conjecture, Mr. Robert Jones, the late representa-
tive, and present candidate for the ward, on the conservative
interest, has been pursued by the radical party with unceas-
ing malignity and misrepresentation. He is, however, still
extremely popular in the ward, and the present contest has
proved it decisively. His opponent was Mr. R. E. Harvey,
who has considerable influence in the ward, and who, like
his opponent, is a brewer. Every election for St. Anne's
has been keenly contested. Last year Mr. Parker was re-
turned by a majority of nine, and, as may be seen from our
tabular statement—which is published elsewhere—of each
hours polling, the candidates kept close upon each others
heels.