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

PITT-STREET WARD

Last year this ward was contested between Mr. James
Aspinall on the conservative, and Mr. Hugh Hornby (now
a candidate for Castle-street Ward) on the liberal interest.
Mr. Hornby was a formidable antagonist; but the superior
principles of Mr. Aspinall, and the uniform consistency with
which he has supported every patriotic object, so operated
upon the minds of the burgesses, that they returned him by
a majority of 42. They thus spoke their sentiments in a way
not to be misunderstood. The candidates to day were Mr.
John Taylor, an extensive merchant, on the conservative
side, and Mr. William Fawcett, on the radical side.

GREAT GEORGE WARD

The retiring member here was Mr. Thomas Robinson ; and
until within a few weeks of this time no organised opposition
was offered to his re-election, although strong dissatisfaction
had been expressed by the Conservative party throughout the
ward with respect to his past conduct in the council, and
particularly the course pursued by him with respect to the
question of education in the Corporation Schools. Having
addressed the electors however, and vindicated and boasted
of the obnoxious conduct complained of, a Conservative
candidate to oppose him was forthwith threatened, and at
length actually proposed. In the meantime, however, Mr.
Robinson had ascertained that by persisting in a contest with
the gentleman selected—Mr. THOMAS RoYDEN—he run an
almost certain chance of defeat ; and, moved by the repre-
sentations and persuasions of many personal friends and
connexions, he at length withdrew his pretensions. We
cannot but contrast the good sense and good feeling
displayed by this gentleman, with that of a mock conserva-
tive in another ward. The contrast is highly to the credit of
the former, who thus maintains his private friendships and
private opinions, without violating his consistency as a poli-
tician, or dividing the conservative majority in the ward.
Under these circumstances no opposition was anticipated.
At a late hour last night, however, a gentleman, Mr. Edward
Chaloner, was induced to submit to being put in nomination,
in order, if possible, to keep the double votes of the conserva-
tives from being brought to bear in the difficult wards. For
this mean ruse, however, the committee of Mr. Royden were
fully prepared, and brought up their voters in such force that
at the close of the first hour the votes stood as follows :

10 O'CLOCK
Thomas Royden, Esq. ...
Edward Chaloner, Esq....

Majority

RODNEY-STREET

The first intimation we received of any opposition in this
ward was the delivery of the voting papers of MI . James
Mulleneux at a late hour on Monday afternoon. The result
of last year's polling, however, when Mr. Henry Lawrence
obtained a majority of 75 votes over Mr. Charles Holland,
convinced us that no effectual steps could be taken to resist
the return of Mr. John Nelson Wood, the present candi-
date, who by his firm adherence to the principles which he
professed on entering the council chamber, has earned the
confidence of the electors. The majorities have each year
continued on the increase in this ward, since we first obtained
a footing in it, in 1839 ; and no doubt, if we had had to-day
a fair stand-up fight, our majority would have been much
augmented; but under the circumstances, our friends have
done their duty nobly, and we tender them our hearty thanks
for again giving ps the opportunity of recording for another
three years the votes of a gentleman who will be, as be has
always been, ready to advance the interests of the ward and
of the town. Mr. Wood, on several occasions, has rendered
himself of material service in the council-chamber, and we
again rejoice to see him placed there once more.

The competitors, last year, for the suiTr4es of the bur-
gesses of North Toxteth Ward, were Mr. Alexander Smith,
jun. and Mr. William Lockerby. Mr. Smith, who is a sound
Protestant and Conservative, defeated his antagonist in a
canter, having a majority of thirty-four votes over him. Mr.
Lockerby, not satisfied with this exposition of the opinions cf
the burgesses in relation to him, ventured to go to the poll
again this day against Mr. John Sheppard ; and the result
will enable him to comprehend, bow, that which is falsely
called "'liberalism" is scouted with contempt.
Although the majority on the first hourly return was in
favour of Mr. Lockerby, (by four only,) this of course must
not be considered as a correct criterion of the state of feeling,
for ever afterwards Mr. Sheppard was immensely in the
ascendant. The hourly returns increased Mr. Sheppard's
majority ; and at last the radicals retired from what they had
all along known to be a hopeless contest.

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SECOND EDITION.

NEW SOUTH WALES.
Leo, C Bell, 230 Hobart Town, Cotesworth & Wynne
Troubadour, Graham, 642 Sydney, N S W, Ingleby
WEST INDIES AND MADEIRA.

Amelia J Alexandre, 191 Trinidad, Inarie & Tomlinson
BRITISH AMERICA.

Lord Seaton, J Balsam, 202 St Andrew's, N B, J More
EUROPE.
Adonis, T Morrell, 140 Genoa & Leghorn J Bibby & Sons
Hebe, S V Thompson, 103 Gibraltar, G Yates & Louthean

There has been a good demand all the week from the trade, and
Speculators have also purchased to some extent; in many instances
an advance of id per lb has been obtained on low and middling
qualities of American, and common Surat have also sold freely at
an improvement of id per lb. Brazil, Egyptian and Laguayra con-
tinue heavy of sale at the reduced quotations. Speculators have
taken &SOO Surat, and Exporters 300 American.

ACCOUNT OF SALES AND IMPORTS OF COTTON,

From the 14th to the 20th instant, inclusive.

LON i.)OIV GAZETIF.—FRip Ay, OcT, 25

PA RTN E RS Li II
A. Baird, and E. Favell, Liver[
d E. Pilkington, Marli
cy and J

DISSOI

merchants—T. Pilkinton
in,•olnshire, grocers—E.

newstubs, Queenborough, Kent, coal merchnnts—
,
J. Edwards and W. J. Hancock, Spitt.egate, Lincolnshire. malsters
—J. Hoyles and W. Holbrook, soeiton, Nottinghamshire, lace
makers—F. T. Frickie and C. Turp.n, Brighton, hotel keepers—
T. Hutton and W. Miller. Great Scotland-yard, London, wine mer-
chants—J. French and E. Confield, Cambridge-road, Suffolk-street,
Mile-end, London, coach bui:ders—J. Stuckey and F. Meade,
Langport Eastover, Somersetsliire, drapers—A. Wilson and E.
Wilson, Queen-street, Cheapsiee. London, importers of Berlin
wool—J. E. Wright, W. Parircr. J. Barrow, E. Wilson. W, Rayner,
and J. Rayner, lver, Thickinghamshire, seed crushers ; as far as

regards W. Rayner and J. Rayner—J. J. Gaugain, S. Small S.
Small, and C. Alison, Neweastle-upon Tyne, dealers in Berl►n
wool—J. Milroy. and J. Elyndinan, Newport, Monmouthshire,
drapers—J. Burlingham and L. Everdell, Worcestershire, miliners
—T. Trio deli and ii. Edwards, Leadenhall.street, London, hard-
waremen.