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

THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS OF 1843

TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD,

Now that the excitement occasioned by our annual blister,
the municipal elections, has nearly passed away, and the
minds of men are sobered down to a state of calm reflection,
it may, perhaps, not be deemed wholly improper to take a
survey of the prospects of conservatism in this town for the
ensuing year; and lie must be a poor prophet indeed who
cannot foretel that on the Ist of November, 1843, the sixteen
wards will be gained by that powerful and rapidly increasing
party. I turn first to Everton, in this ward a conservative
retires, and it would indeed be idle to suppose, if that gentle-
man again offers himself, that there would be even a sadow
of opposition : the radicals know well their lamentable state
of weakness in this ward, and will be careful not to betray it
to the world by a contest. Scotland Ward, which has just
returned Mr. Houghton without opposition, will not stultify
itself by re-electing the retiring councillor, Mr. Thornhill
will be relieved from labours that during the last twelve
months must have been most irksome to him; and in the bar
parlour of the Castle Inn North, he will be more in his ele-
ment, and will there meet with congenial spirits, and over a
glass or two of "cold without" "fight all his battles o'er
again

Vauxhall, notwithstanding appearances, is safe for
its present respected representative, he has only to offer him-
self, and opposition will scarcely be thought of. In Saint
Paul's the name alone of Blundell forbids the thought of an
opposing candidate. The same may be said of Exchange,
where Mr. Sands is sure of being returned as triumphantly
as was the " true tory John North." Castle-street " bides
her time," she longs to be relieved from her radical thral-
dom, and if our own party remain true to their colours, next
November Castle. street must be our own.
I now turn to the ward of wards, the far famed St. Peter's,
the Gibraltar of reform ; here radicalism is defunct—its ghost
will not even raise its head on the first of nest November;
and I have only to say to tbose excellent friends of mine who
have hitherto worked it so well, " go on, and prosper."
Pitt-street may be dismissed in a very few words. An
ignorant, inflated person has, by dint of misrepresentation,
given the radical party a temporary and short-lived triumph.
To that notorious personage I say—
M'Clellan, APClellan ! beware of the day,
When the tories next meet thee in battle array ;
When the chief who first conquer'd a Rathbone in fight,
Shall wave " the bright banner"—prepare thee for flight !
Great George Ward has " nobly done its duty," and is ready
to do it again ; no radical has here the shadow of a chance.
Rodney-street, Abercromby, and Lime-street are all safe
for their respective retiring councillors, should those gentle-
men again offer themselves ; they have given general satis-
faction, and it is best "to let well alone." Saint Anne's
Ward will doubtless be contested warmly, the adverse par-
ties being more equal there than in any other ward ; but if I
may judge of the future by the past, it will be long before
St. Anne's returns a radical to the town council. My re-
mark respecting Great George Ward applies also to that of
West Derby ; here genuine toryism has triumphed, and in
this ward trimmers and shufflers will not find " rest for the
soles of their feet." " Coming events cast their shadows
before :"—the return of Mr. Lace for South Toxteth is a
warning to Mr. John Platt ; and South Toxteth will in No-
vember be wholly conservative. In North Toxteth radical-
ism expired with the return of Mr. John Sheppard ; and the
hand that pens this paragraph will be mouldered into dust,
long ere another radical sits for North Toxteth Ward.
I have thus glanced rapidly at the sixteen, and we con win
them all if we like; but to do this we must agitate unceas-
ingly, from the 2d of November, 1842, to the Ist of Novem-
ber, 1843. The names of our candidates must be familiar in
our mouths "as household words." No exertion must be
spared. Seven years ago there were only five tories in the
town council, and .we must never cease agitation until the
radical minority has dwindled to the same amount. Then
let us see whether that party, in the course of seven years,
can, by untiring perseverance, convert five into forty-seven.
If the radicals can do this, I for one shall exclaim that " the
age of miracles has not passed away."

I am, sir, yours, &c.,
AN ELECTOR OF EVERTON.

Nov. 911 i, 1842

TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD,

SIR,—A letter appeared in your paper of the Bth instant,
signed " Arithmeticus ;" and to the question your corres-
pondent proposes, I beg to reply, that by such a speculation
he would lose the sum of £3,333 6s. Bd., as follows :--The
cost of 100 bars of gold, at the rate of two for £lOOO, which
is equal to £3OO per bar, would be £50,000 ; 100 ditto, at the
rate of three for £lOOO, equal to £333 6s. Bd. per bar, would
be £33,333 6s. Bd., making a total cost of £83,333 6s. Bd. ;
the proceeds of 200 bars at live for £2OOO, or £4OO per bar,
is £BO,OOO. deduct which from the cost price, and you have
a loss of £3,333 6s. Sd. Any other question " Arithmeticus"
wants answered, he has only to send a similar letter to your
journal, and I shall be happy to oblige him.
Yours, respectfully,
A CONSTANT READER.
[We have received several other letters in answer to our
correspondent's question, but this is sufficient.l

DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT MANCHESTER.—(Further parti-
culars.)—An account appeared in our paper of Tuesday,
of the destruction of a cotton-mill, and the melancholy
loss of several lives, at Manchester, on Friday. The coro-
ner's jury returned a verdict on five of the bodies, " that they
came to their deaths by burning and suffocation, through __a
C.
fire accidentally taking place in the willow in Messrs.
Pooley and Co s mill; but how the ,fire originated therein _
there was no evidence before them." The inquiry occupied
four hours. The total damage is estimated at1:11,90 by °•,
r rd
e
believe that the loss will prove to be fully coveredthe
ach
in-
surances. The matters and amounts insured are
.M
nery, £9,800 ; buildin, £5,000 ; stock, £1,400; millwork,
£6OO ; and boilers, £2OO. It will be recollected
night ago the various insurance need their rates
on the wills
and the pre-
of premium on cotton mills about es.dinduty)
sent rates we believe are 265. (
inciieve in this mill the num-
bers lower than 40s. (and we a.
t-s) and on the fine mills, bers spun were chiefly 40's and - 24' -per
s cent,
that is, 40's and all higher numbers,
THE SOUTH SEA ISLANDS.
PROGRESS OF THE GosPola
f the human race can appear to
—Nothing in the history' neflowsicivat.ted that a fort-
night
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the reflecting mind more
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Southmis Sea for the propagation of the gospel.
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merely nominal, greater
and that at the time they assumed the pro-
fof inl, lChristianity, they knew little more of it than that
esesrieolny religion
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it enjoined the worship of one God instead of many, required
no human sacrifices, no offering except prayer, and abstinence
from labour every seventh day. The change applied almost
solely to the outward observance, and had not yet reached
either the decisions of the understanding or the feelings of
the heart. Still it was a most important revolution, which
must necessarily be followed by a movement in advance.
Idolatry could not again resume its empire • the chain of the
captive has been broken ; and the appetite for new views both
in human arts and divine knowledge would necessarily seek
gratification at all hazards. The result corresponds in no
small degree with this anticipation; the tree planted among
them by the missionaries has brought forth both good and
evil fruit ; tares have grown up with the wheat, but the land
is no longer a desert ; and the ample produce denotes at
least the inherent powers of the soil.—. Edinburgh Cabinet
Library, No. XXXILI. Polynesia.