The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-10-28 00:00:00

WARD MEETINGS.

VAUXHALL WARD

On Wednesday evening a meeting of the electors of this
ward took place at the Cart and Horses, Vauxhall-road, for
the purpose of nominating Thos. Case, Esq., to represent
the ward at the ensuing municipal election. The meeting
was numerous, and comprised many of the most influential
gentlemen in the district.
Mr. JACKSON was called to the chair, and opened the busi-
ness of the evening in a brief but energetic address, in which
he congratulated the electors on having so sound and true a
C mscrvative proposed to represent their interests as Mr.
Case. It would indeed be lamentable to allow Dr. Black-
burn, the rejected of Lime-street, to walk over the course,
and he trusted they would triumphantly place Mr. Case at
the head of the poll on the day of election.
Mr. BECKWITH moved the first resolution, to the effect
that Mr. Case was a fit and proper person to represent the
ward. (For the resolutions in full see the advertisement.)
This was seconded by Mr. PICKERING, and unanimously
and enthusiastically carried.
Mr. RIGBY moved the second resolution, pledging the
meeting to use every legitimate means to secure the return
of Mr. Case to the council. He proposed the resolution
with heartfelt pleasure, from his knowledge of that gentle-
man as a conservative, and in every respect a truly good man.
He did not anticipate any difficulty in securing his election,
feeling assured that the electors would come forward and
manfully do their duty on the Ist of November.
This resolution was seconded by Mr. BLUNDELL, who
also complimented the candidate, and it was unanimously
carried.
Mr. MARROW proposed a number of gentlemen to form a
committee to conduct the operations, with power to add to
their numbers. The list contained the names of many of
the most respectable and influential members in the ward,
and others were afterwards proposed and added in the room.
The motion was seconded by Mr. MORGAN, and was car-
ried in the same spirit of unanimity.
A vote of thanks to the chairman was then passed by ac-
clamation. The thanks of the meeting were also given to
Mr. Marrow for his unwearied zeal and exertions in the
cause, and particularly for his energetic conduct during the
revision of the municipal registration.
Mr. MARROW rettvaled thanks. He was not a man of
words, his motto being action-action; and he assured
them that he should ever be ready to render his utmost ser-
vices to the cause, whether in this way or any other. He
added that he was authorised to state, that Mr. Sandbach
and Mr. Tinne would both gladly have attended the meet-
ing, but were prevented by unavoidable circumstances. If,
however, another meeting of the electors took place before
the day of election, they would both be present.
This concluded the general business of the meeting, and
three hearty cheers were given for Mr. Case, immediately
after which the members of the committee present began
to make their arrangements for the coming event—should
the opposition be such (which was scarcely anticipated) as to
involve what might be termed a contest.

PITT-STREET WARD.
A meeting of the friends of John Taylor, Esq., candidate
for the representation of this ward ha the Town Council, took
place on Wednesday night, at Mr. Atkinson's, Cumberland
Arms, Park-lane.
The resolutions, with the names of the proposers and
seconders, will be found in our advertising columns.

WATKIN WILLIAMS, Esq., was called to the chair, and,
introducing Mr. Taylor, begged to congratulate the object of
their choice on the high position in which he stood, and
assured him of success. He (the chairman) bad been a
citizen of Liverpool 40 years ; he had an intimate acquaint-
ance with Mr. Taylor's father and family, and felt assured
that they were warm adherents to the church and institutions
of the country—(cheers,)--and that, if returned, Mr. Taylor
would not only be a valuable acquisition to the council, but a
strenuous advocate of the " poor man's church." (Applause.)
He would conclude by proposing three cheers for " Queen,
Church, and Constitution." (Great cheering.)
Mr. TAYLOR rose amid the most enthusiastic cheering.
He said he felt the sincerest gratitude for their kind and wel-
come reception, and assured them that had it not been for
their esteemed deputation, he would not have presumed to
offer his services at the approaching municipal election.—
(Cheers.) He was a conservative in the fullest sense of the
word. (Cheers.) He begged to assure them that he was a
man of retired and domesticated habits ; and that it was only
from a proper sense of duty that he came forward, on the
ground of high and elevated principles of conservatism.
These were no ordinary times. Trade and commerce were
now suffering a severe depression ; but he trusted that ere
long sunshine would beam forth, and disperse the clouds
which had lowered over their ccmmercial horizon. (Cheers.)
He wished to be distinctly understood that he was no party
to any system of education unless it were based upon the
Sacred Scriptures, and he contended that education without
religious training could only find a parallel in a ship entering
an intricate harbour without a pilot. He thanked them most
cordially for the favour they bad conferred upon him, and
begged to assure them that he would endeavour by close ap-
plication to his public duties to merit their confidence and
support. The worthy gentleman resumed his seat amid loud
cheers, which were followed by three times three for the
Queen and Sir R. Peel, and most enthusiastically given.
ARTHUR HENDERSON, Esq., proposed the next resolu-
tion, and in doing so observed that the thanks of the ward
were justly due to Mr. Aspinall and the other conservative
members of the Council for their indefatigable exertions and
immense sacrifice of time, which they would have more ad-
vantageously devoted to business. (Cheers.) He thought
the opposition party had put forward a phantom, and that
they had only announced the name of Mr. Fawcett as their
candidate for the purpose of throwing the electors off their
guard. (Hear, hear.) A struggle was at hand, he warned
them that the supposed candidate on the radical side was but
a weak invention of the enemy :and intended only to divide
the energies of the electors. (Loud applause.) He urgently
requested the meeting to concentrate their powers into one
point, and that was to insure the return of the conservative
candidate. (Cheers.)
Mr. .T. WILLIAMS seconded the resolution, which was
passed unanimously.
Three cheers were then given for Mr. Aspinall, Mr.
Toulmin, Mr. J. Taylor, Mr. J. Lawrence, and Mr. Proctor;
after which a vote of thanks was given to the Chairman, and
the meeting separated.