The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — 1852-05-25 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

VISIT OF THE CANDIDATES TO LIVERPOOL.—MR. CARDWELL'S IRISH ALLIES ORGANISING FOR "THE STRUGGLE." MR. FORBES MACKENZIE will arrive in Liverpool on Saturday next, and will probably remain here the greater portion of the following week, and during his stay address his friends in such places as may be determined upon. Mr. MACKENZIE, we understand, will be the guest of Mr. JOHN Moss,, of Otterspool, during his stay. Mr. CARDWELL'S arrival is fixed for this day week, the Ist of'June, when, no doubt, he will take similar opportunities of addressing the electors. We have much pleasure in informing our Conservative friends that the canvass progresses favourably for the good old cause; and that the return of Messrs. MACKENZIE and TURNER is assured, if energy and perseverance are used by their friends. Last night two important meetings were held; one of the body of sail makers, and another of the freemen of Vauxhall and Scotland Wards, in the Carpenters' Hall. Both meetings were very numerously attended; and the proceedings were most enthusiastic.  With respect to Mesrs. CARDWELL and EWART, a searching enquiry will have to be made of them, when they make their appearance before the electors, respecting a most disgraceful fact which transpired at the freemen's meeting last night. On our reporter proceeding towards Bond-street, he observed the Irish population in the neighbourhood of Marybone and the low streets surrounding " Holy Cross" --as the Romanists have christened their new chapel—in an unusual ferment ; and in Bisphamstreet, opposite the School-house, an expectant mob was gathered, reading a green placard, the most conspicuous line in which was " the struggle." It was announced in the Carpenters'-hall that a young man was to be introduced by the Rev. Father NOBLE to the audience of Irish Roman Catholics assembled in the school-room in question, to lecture upon the subject of " the struggle" in behalf of Rome. This young man, up to a week previous, had had the teaching of a hundred Protestant children belonging to the congregation of one of the most faithful Protestant ministers of this town ! He now boasts that, whilst Jesuitically feigning to be Protestant, he had become acquainted with the organization of the Conservative party, and was prepared to do good service for the Roman Catholic candidates, Messrs. Cardwell and Ewart. Are these gentlemen aware of the degradation which they are drawing down upon themselves by an alliance with a party capable of such despicable proceedings, and evidently willing to enlist the fiercest passions of their blinded followers in their support? We ask of Messrs. CARDWELL and EWART this question ; and we trust that their  and the fact is only to be explained on the principle of undue familiarity with it. Every one who is acquainted with mining knows how difficult it is to persuade the men to make use of the Davy or Safety Lamp ; and those familiar with the sea know the deeds of reckless daring performed by sailors, very few of whom ever learn to swim. In cases of the former kind, Government should step in with some stringent regulations to protect the many from the carelessness or recklessness of the few. Where one man can destroy his own life, the law says it will not permit suicide ; and where one can destroy a score along with his own, it is highly proper and absolutely necessary that stringent precautions should be used. Casualties will, of course, occur, against which no human foresight could guard ; but when we see the comparative safety which is ensured by extreme caution at gunpowder factories, we have strong hopes that something might he done to diminish the risk with miners.