The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-11-04 00:00:00

LAMENT,

Farewell'to St. Peter's! farewell to my seat!
From the Council for ever I beat a retreat,
Its brightness has faded, not here may I dwell,
'Tis too tory for me—farewell! oh, farewell !

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 on Monday night, however, a gentleman, Mr. E.
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
The numbers were on the increase for Mr. Royden the
whole day

RODNEY-STREET.

The first intimation we received of any opposition in this
ward was the delivery of the voting papers of Mr . 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 us the opportunity of recordin: for another
three years the votes of a gentleman who will be, as he 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 rejoicc to see him placed there once more.