The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1835-06-16 00:00:00

association in the north as well as in the south of Lan cashire has been formed. If the noble lord imagines that he can damp the ardour of the members, by deprecating their proceedings, he is very *inch deceived, if not gross ly imposed .upon. His fulminations, princely though they be, will only have the effect of stimulating the as sociations to greater exertions. No opposition has yet been offered to Lord STANLEY in this county, because Lord STANLEY has been considered to be in spirit and in principle a conservative. But his opposition to the so ciety may rouse opposition. We throw out the hint in time. Those who are not - with us are against us ! We have made considerable sacrifices to make room for the whole of the corporation reform bill, which will be found in the impression of this day; we must, how ever, defer any observations upon it until Friday, LONDON LATEST NEWS. City, Saturday Evening, Half-past Seven o'clock. Two defaulters have been declared in our foreign market during the week. The English securities have been on the ad vance, and yesterday the closing price of Consols for Account was 92. This morning the market was rather, flatter, and the closing price this afternoon was 91; for the Account. Money is very scarce here for commercial purposes, and Exchequer Bills and India Bonds have, in consequence, receded from their extreme recent advance, the for"mer closing at 26 to 30, and the latter at 8 to 10. In our foreign market there is•but slight reaction from the extreme decline. Spanish Bonds have been as low as 34, and the Scrip at 19 discount, the former closed at 40,,aud the latter at 151 this afternoon. Portuguese Stock is firmer, being at 861, and the 3 per Cents. are 62. In other Bonds little is doing. Columbian Bonds are 34; Chilian s 46; Mexican, 34; and Dutch 5 per Cents. 100 f. STATEMENT OF RF.CEIPTS OF COTTON, FOR TILE YEAR ENDING IST OCTOBER, 1834: Louisiana and Mississippi. ' Lake #- . ,....••••••,......•,..4....•.;••• ....4.. • ' • 9,223 North, Alabama, and Tennessee.,.. ;... 135,542 Arkansas • 1,616 Texas . 91 7. Mobile •.. , Florida 641,435 258,655 227,359 33,220 44,725- Georgia... South Carolina. . North Carolina !Virginia . 77,945 Crop of 1833 and 1834.. 1,205,394 JUN r: 16, 1835. STATEMENT OF ACTUAL RECEIPTS 4'o 18TH AND24TEt APRIL, OTHER THAN THE ATLANTIC STATES, AND THE ATLANTIC TO THE IST MAY, 1835. Louisiana and Mississippi, 18th. Lake, 18th.. North Alabatna and Tennessee, 18th Arkansas, 18th Texas, IBt h . Mobile, 24th Florida, 24th. 319,832 8,945 92,813 2,866 1,376 181,512 31,718 Georgia, May Ist . South Carolina, May Ist North Carolina ' • Virginia, May Ist 639,062 167,843 178,851 26,037 21,29 - 47,347 Actual receipts . • 1,033,103 To make up the deficiency of 172,291 bales, we say should be received at all the pints other than the Atlantic . To arrive at Savannah To•arrive at Charleston To arrive at Ndrth Carolina, &c. 75,000 40,000 21,000 5,897 Total crop of 1831 and 1835 to Ist October next 1,175,000 Deficiency in the present compared with the last year... 30,394 1,205,391 PROBABLE DISPOSITION OF THE CROP. Agreeable to our estimate the crop will be 1,175,000 Continent of Eur o pe 300,009 Consumption. in the U n it e d S tates 245,000 Leaves for Great Britain Allowing that every bale goes 1,175,000 We have great satisfaction in informing our friends and the public, that his Majesty's Attorney- General, . James Cl ar k e , Esq., has, u p on i nqu i ry a n d mature Consideration., deemed it his duty to his royal master, to put a stay; and enter a nolle pro *aqui to the prosecution instituted against us by the acting At torney-General, James Quirk, Esq., in behalf of his brother the Water bailiff, as respects our observations on a jydgment in a matter of the wreck of the brig John Fairfield, of Liverpool.— Jitona's Herald, isle of Man paper. • ' NATIONAL CHURCH SCHOOLS:—W r i earnestly direct the at tention of our readers to the approaching anniversary of the charity schools connected with the established church, intended to be celebrated at St. Peter's Church. on Thursday next, the IBth instant. The schools stand greatly in need of pecuniary assistance, which can never be better bestowed, and in times like the present such demonstrations on behalf of our church are eminently valuable and useful. APPREHENSION OF AN •I ISH MUEDERER.—A short time ago a contractor far the repair of public rJads-near Belfast, in Ireland, was waylaid and murdered by a rival in the same bu siness, who had been disappointed of ri job by the murdered ituan. The murderer, who was assisted in his deed of blood by some of his workmen, Abscondel,.and it was supposed they had voceeded to Eegland,.via Liverpool, for the purose of escap ang to America. Police o ffi cers were according ly despatched *0 this port, and after a week's search they succeeded in appre hending the principal yesterday morning near the docks. His taaine is Michael Ridings. Ile was lodged in the Exchange lirideweil by the Irish police o ffi cers, who state th a t there is every probability of .apprehending his accomplices. AGRICULTURAL DISTURBANCES IN SUSSEX.—Disturbances of a serious natute have broken out in the neighbourhood of Rye, Eastbourne, and Winchelsea. A labourers' union has keen formed at Rye, for the avowed object of compelling the farmers to advance the rate of wages from two shillings to two shillings and sixpence per day. Another cause of dissatisfac tion is, the change which the poor-law bill has produced iu the Mode of granting parochial relief. Scarcely a night passes 'Without some farmer finding one or more of his sheep stuck through the neck with a knife and left to die a lingering death, the poor animals often living twenty-four hours after the brutal deed has been perpetrated. Two guardians of the poor, living near Willingdon, have had much of their property destroyed. 40 attempt has been made to fire the premises of one of them. The barns of Mr. Buckwill and Mr. Horne, at Sutton, have been destroyed. Two London police officers are engaged in an attempt to detect the incendiaries, for whose discovery a reward of £4OO has been offered. THE SOCIETY OF FRIENDS.—A NEW BREAKWATER.--A kicked mischief-making reporter has, it appears, intruded him tell into the London conference of the society of friends (dis guised, of course) and published au account of certain disagree- Mentz among that peaceable body which were not intended-to Meet the eve of the public. We take the following extract from An abridged report of the society's - proceedings :—" The whole 'Of one sitting was occupied with reading and commenting on ex tracts from the journal of Mr. Wheeler, who went out as a quaker ;Missionary to the islands in the South Sea, in a vessel purchased ty the society. and fitted up exclusively for this service. His 4 keenunt of the voyage from England to Rio Jaueiro, and thence in Hobart's Town, was certainly - n:l6st extraordinary. During The former, the wind and weather were so favourable that not a HSingle tack was made; whilst the voyage from Rio Janeiro to obart's Town was !one continued scene of storms and hurri canes; from all of which he was pfosideritially rescued, having, In one extremity, been most remarkably preserved from the s iverwhelming waves by a regular breakwater of two hundred 'whales !" MR. WALKER'S LECTURES ON :AsTnowom?.—Wr. Walker tommenced repeating his course of lectures on astronomy, il lustrated by his concave orrery, at the . Liver Theatre, last night, And will continue them on the evenings of this day, to-morrow, Atld Thursday. We have so frequently spoken of their excel lence that any other than a .g enerel reCorninbndation of th em t o 'he attentio n o f the public is FUNERAL OF RICKA Dolisepi, .Eso.-7-The remains of thi s Much l amen t e d gent l eman were interred at Evertou Church, on . Saturday-. At ten-o'clock the Children of the Blue Coat School Wer e mustered, and formed •an .avenue of five deep from the hurch-yard gate, at which the precession entered on its passage int o the church. The corpse was Met at the gates by the Rev. A. Campbell, one of th e rectors ef r Liverpool, and a l arge b o d y al . the clergy; immediately after the mourners followed the - Mayor, Aldermen Sir Thomas-Braticker, John Bourne, Peter ilouseie and Staniforth, Messrs, Moss, Houghton, Myers, Fran:, Ripley, William Brown, E. Cropper, Richard riath ',,,nee, Raymond Houghton, Hodgson, Heywood, Needham _tateson, Barton, Lister, Dixon, Tattershall, . Gibbon, T. B. 4 lorsfall, Shand, Godfrey Barnsley, Potter, Wade, Currie, Hollinshead, D. Taylor, Langton, Heyworth, Carr, and tica Rreat number of oth er gen tl emen, entertaining various poli -1 opinions, all of Whom attended to pay this last tribute of 4- spect to departed worth. Th e funeral service was read in a ery impressive manner by the Rev. R. P. Buddicom ; a por e of the 90th Psalm was chanted by the Blue Coat children. he whole scene was very impressive and affecting, and will °lag be remembered by those who witnessed iti all present it ilieared to feel as if they had l ost a d ear and intimate friend. THE DOUBLE-SIGHTED HIGHLAND YOUTH.—The perform -I,...ttees of Louis Gordon M 'Kean, the Highland seer, are singular. I:vitt' his eyes blindfolded, and with - his back turned to the 4 erist, he answ e r s q ues ti o n s very rea di ly, such as the denomi :atiou of any coins, the date and monarch whose " image and 11 Peracription" is impressed upon them, or the metal of which Bey are formed; in the same position he also describes the co 4r, texture, and peculiarities of any article exhibited. Tax APOLLO Corecerer.—One of these concerts took place °la Thursday evening last, an d, we are h a ppy t o a dd , to a fashion bit i) le and crowd e d au di tory. It gave universal sa ti s f act i on. as Cassidy, who is the p rinc i pa l singer i n th e company, was dly encored in .that b eau tif u l b a ll a d , "K ate K earney, " as 7 t in the Italian duet. We are happy to find this young lady f avourite in this good old town ; and her crudell perche, who supported his part in that beautiful duet, drew forth great 4 "l e Plause. This gentleman is gifted with a very superior voice, ti ,tici we doubt not will rank high in his profession. A comic I tok,''eti by Miss C. and the two gentlemen amateurs, t " 6 rally admired. All the comic powers of the society seemed in this young lady. Of Mr. Walton we cannot speak , 1 ` )0 highly. Th e app l ause his " Anchor weighed " drew forth ! L ust be a su ffi cient essuran ce o f th e p l easure which he afforded. 4 4 e madrigals and Italian concerted glees were extremely well 4 R; hut "Light as Fairy Foot'" - 'was amongst the happiest ;tiris of the night. Miss Leach skrig the several pieces al est to her very pleasingly. The duets by Mr. G. Holden and 4, 1 k Henshall were well pled, but were rather uninteresting. ttn- Brown's flute solo wa g s } deservedly much arkiuded; and amateurs gave uh satisfaction. On the w ole, ltiess e d a concert m go c o ff with greater eclat. —4lbion. we never - REVOLT AT THE CAPE DE VE RD ISLANDS, (From our own correspondent.) London, Saturday Evening. We have full particulars of the revolt of the troops at the Cape de Verds, and their proclamation of Don Miguel, re ceived this evening. The insurrection appears to have been of a most sanguinary character, and the atrocities practised clearly prove that the sole motive was plunder. The number of Portuguese troops was 225, being part of an expedition sent out to be dispersed among the islands. On the 21st March • they rose, however, and confined all their officers except one, a subaltern, and the Ist and 2d serjeants, as well as those of 'the garrison and several residents, and placed their field-pieces in various parts of the town, one in front of the governor's quarters, and stationed soldiers at various of the houses, par ticularly at the governor's, which was thronged with fugitives, and commenced sacking the place, which took place on the Saturday. On the Sunday morning, having gained entire possession of the place, they commenced playing Don Miguel's march, and on the following day they imprisoned the families of the officers. At night they bound all the officers together, and drove them to the cemetery, and then inhumanly butchered all except two ensigns, who were pardoned on condition of joining them. Those not immediately killed were beaten with the but-end of the muskets till they were broken, and in some instances life not being extinguished even by these means, the horrid deed was finished with large stones, with the exception of one of the intended victims, who was miraculously preserved. On Thursday the widows and orphans were removed into the country, Don Miguel was then proclaimed the legitimate King of Portugal, to which the few remaining inhabitants were com pelled to assent, even the Spanish and American consols being included, or they would have shared the fate of the murdered. The commandant of the revolters then issued orders demand . ing money and provisions in the name of Batellion, and re quiring various articles of European. luxury within a certain time, on penalty of a forfeiture of life. This was done at the point of the bayonet, and, in consequence, all . the families, with the exception of five, fled from the place. The enraged commandant upon this addressed a letter to the governor, requiring him to cause all those released from prison upon his guarantee to appear on the Wednesday at 8 p.m. in front of the battalion to suffer the penalty of martial law. This ,savage was, llowever, pacified by the governor pledging - himself that they had left solely to oppose the entrance of the country forces. During that evening many of the soldiers embarked on board a Sardinian polacca, which they had previously seized, and a small American schooner belonging to the Portuguese government. On the Thursday guns were heard in the vicinity of Praga, which caused much alarm among the revolters, who, however, united their forces, and with a field-piece dispersed the small force assemliled against them, by which the soldiers were enabled to effect a final embarkation, after pillaging the place, spiking the guns, and emptying all the powder and ball they could get into thelea. Their intention had been to raze the town on the Saturday, and massacre all in it, particularly the governor who was to be shot in the great square, and .this act of barbarity was only prevented by the want of provisions, and by the unprecedented coolnes s displayed by the governor in at tending to their demands. The vessels with their murderous savages left the port about eight o'clock in the evening of this day, and the day after were seen from the tops of the mountains on their way to the island of Togo, probably to obtain provisions and plunder that place, when it was their intention to proceed to the United States. The booty consisted of plate, jewels, and money, which were on board the schooner, and the polacca was considered so leaky that it was expected she would founder at sea. One of the two pardoned officers succeeded in escaping, but the others was car ried off by the revolters. The amount of property destroyed in five days was upwards of one hundred thousand dollars. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. THE LATE RICHARD DOBSoN, ESQ. SIR,—I am no scribbler in newspapers, but have waited until my patience •is exhausted in the hope of seeing my subject taken up by an abler pen. Longer it ought not, cannot be de layed without risk from the too transient nature of the feelings which just now are so strong upon all of us. Never in my time did any event take such hold of the public mind as the death of Mr. Dobson, who, by the inscrutable decree of Providence, has been taken from us in the mid-career of virtue and praise, when his extraordina r y t a l en t s an d means of usefulness w ere best employed and needed most. Invaluable is the lesson which such an event might teach us, but it falls not within my present object, which is but the expression of a most earnest wish that some public means should be at once devised to prevent the memory of such a man from perishing from among us. Vain, indeed, as a tribute to worth like his will be records of brass or marble, but such means must not be neglected, if better fail us. His fitting monument would be the erection of alms-houses, or some such work of charity to bear his name, or worthier incense still to his memory, would be the addition and special - endowment of a new ward to the Blue-coat Hospital, distinguished by a name which there is so peculiarly revered. lam sanguine enough to believe that the best of these objects might he accomplished, one of them I am sure might, by timely zeal. ..Almost twenty years ago—before " the hu s tl e an d th e busi nesses" of this cold world, whose deadening influence on the heart 4sne must be ever striving with,. had bade their- first." attack—when impressions either for good or evil are easily made and seldom lose their hold— Just at that age 'twixt boy and youth, 'When thought is s p eec h, and speech is truth, the character of Mr. Dobson, as it stood even then in the estimation of his fellow-townsmen, had an effect on my mind, which nothing will ever efface. It appeared to me that to be distinguished as he then was, to be praised and loved whenever he was seen or named, to have the good word and will and wish of high and low, rich and poor, without One breath or touch of • censure to sully a fame so perfect; all this, I say, seemed like honour more than earthly, like one exception to the sad rule, that virtue is not recompensed here. I well remember too the enthusiasm with which I tixedupon his friendship as the highest reward one need seek in this world for doing good, and that our limited intercourse since could not entitle me to call him friend, I shall ever cease to regret. And now that twenty years more of good deeds have been added to his crown—now that his work is perfected and he has entered into his rest, I recall that .enthusiasm, and maturer judgment acknoWledges it to be just. To have lived'ai he did was surely the most glorious privilege that human nature could attain to; and, oh! how infinitely rather would I be thatnian, even now in his quiet grave; than take my place among the richest and greatest and even best of his survivors. Believing strictly as I do, that "we never shall look upon his like again," for a man combining the qualities that made him so incomparably useful is seldom lent to the world. lam most anxious that some tribute of public respect, worthy of him and of the community, should soon be determined upon. If it must be a monument not of usefulness and charity but of mere empty show, then I am scarcely less anxious that the selection of the plan should be confided to persons whose good taste will be some comfort to them whose ready duty it will be to furnish the means. Many more competent than I am to a trust so sacred can be found among us, but it appears to me that no plan would be' more likely to give satisfaction, than the transmission of a portrait, (if there be one) and a sketch of the character of him whose memory we wish to honour, to such a man as Gibson a Rome, and 'Wave the whole to him. June 15, 1835. Your obedient, servant, I. N. THE CLAYTON-SQUARE MEETING. TO THE 'EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STINDARD. SIR,—We heard a deal said about the fine speeches which were to be made at this important and " highly respectable meet ing," but when the day arrived, " big," one might have sup posed, " with the fate of nations," what do •we find to attract us to this well-known political square ? Why, sir, .I am much in clined to believe that two-thirds of the individuals present were there because they were not employed for the day, and because they thought they had nothing ,better to do. I went to this " highly respectable" assemblage, and took good care that I removed all valuable articles out of my coat pockets; I looked around me and found that I was surrounded by Irishmen, come over, of course, for the hay-making, porters and carters from the dock quays, and I verily believe, sir, that not more than one-third of the persons assembled would be in any manner af fected by the provisions or operations of Lord John Russell's measure for corporate reform. lam not one of those individu als who can only cry '!' church and king," and have then said their all ; no, sir, I think that reform in municipal corporations is most undoubtedly Wanted ; but I do not see any necessity for men of respectability meeting together on the 'balcony of the Bull Hotel, in Clayton-sqOare, for the purpose of insulting such a respectable body of men as our present local governors. Mr James Brancker amused his intelligent auditory by variou pieces of wit and humour, which they appeared to understands intermingled by sundry information, ' 'cabbaged," as school, boys say, from " Gore's Directory." Of course, these intelli gent legislators all held up their hands in support of the resolu tioni proposed ; but I very much question it any country villag schoolmaster were to ask each of them what they were thus ase sentiug to and supporting, whether they would be able to tell or, indeed, to state the precise object of the meeting then as, sernbled. May I ask, sir, what Mr. James Bramcker has lately found in the corporation of Liverpool so very vile, or what requires so much of his vile slang to vilify? Ile does not, surely he can not, suppose that his sitting in the chief magistrate's chair, (which he tells us, when major, - he will do,) " his flann e l Jacket a n d cloth apron," would improve the corporation of Liver pool ; but I mistake, sir, for it might improve the then corpora tion, as far as regarded respectability, in some measure, for I have been told, and upon good authority t oo, t h at JOHN LANGAN. E sq ., is to be one of our common council. The praise of such men as Mr. J ames , Brancker is disprai se , and their dis praise praise. Next to Mr. J. Brancker, in asperity of language and vulgarity, we find our amiable and accomplished townsman W. Rathboue, Esq. He was obliged to call his conscience ( ! ) to testify to the corruption of our corporate body. I should have thought that after such repeated offences in the noble cause of corruption, Mr. Rathbone had but little room left to parade his conscience in; but his modesty, sir, his modesty, it was, upon my word, " passing strange ;" I was really astonished to hear him say that he begged to be excused the honour (?) of being yoked with Messrs. Wyberg, Fretne, and Co., in the com mon council of his " native town." His statement respecting St. Martin's church-is, as far as I can learn, at variance with the fact; for, instead of its having the funds of the corporation wasted upon it, it was, I believe, built out of the taxes of the county; neither could the corporation property in the neigh bourhood of St. M ar ti n ' s b e in any measure improved (as Mr. Rathbone says it was, and that by design, in building this church upon it) by being so near to the site of Mr. Muipratt's chhnney. I was really sorry to find Mr. G. Barnsley amongst the list of' orators on this occasion; one would have thought that his late affliction would have occupied his mind too much to have allowed it to be borne to the balcony in Clayton-square. I was really grieved at this, as it must lower him very much in the opinions of all respectable persons. If, sir, you thi n k y ou can find room for these rem ar k s i n your ensuing number, you will much oblige yours, &c., _ P.S.—I may r e t urn t o t hi s su bje ct shortly, when ARGUS we have heard all the plaudits of Lord-street and Castle-street, as I sup pose we shall have plenty of them. THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD CORPORATION REFORM, A BILL TO PROVIDE FOR THE REGULATION OF MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS IN ENGLAND AND WALES. Whereas divers bodies corporate, at sundry times, have been constituted within the cities, towns, and boroughs of England and Wales, to the intent that the same might for ever be and remain well and quietly governed. And whereas, partly by de fects in the charters by which the said bodies corporate have been constituted, partly by neglect and abuse of the privileges by such charters granted and confirmed to the inhabitants of the said cities, towns, and boroughs, and partly by change of circumstances since the said charters were granted, the said bodies corporate, for the most part, have not of long time been, and are not now useful and efficient instruments of local go vernment: Be it therefore enacted, by the king's most excel lent majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the lords spiritual and temporal, and 'commons, in this present parlia ment assembled, and by the authority of the same, that so much of all laws, statutes and usages, and so much of all royal and other charters, grants, and letters patent now in force relating to the several boroughs named in the first column of the sche doles (A) and (B) to this act annexed, or to the inhabitants thereof, or to the several bodies or reputed bodies corporate named in the second column of the said schedules, or any of them, as are inconsistent with or contrary to the provisions of this act, shall be and the same are hereby repealed and annul led. 4 And be it enacted, that in the construction of this act, the word "borough" shall be construed to mean city, borough, - port, cinque port or town corporate, named in one of the said sche dules (A) and (B); and the words " body corporate" shall be construed to mean body corporate named in one of the said schedules (A) and (B); and the word "burgess" shall be con strued to mean citizen in the casa of a city; and the word "county" shall be construed to mean county, riding or divi sion; and the word" trustees" shall be construed to mean trus tees, commissioners or directors, or the persons charged with the executiou of a trust, by whatever name they are designated; and the word "parish" shad be construed to mean parish, township, vill, hamlet, ch a p e l r y, t yt hi ng, di str i ct, precinct or place maintaining its own poor; and the words "overseers of the poor" shall be construed to mean all persons who execute the duties of overseers of the poor; and that in all things hereinafter provided to be done until until the first election of councillors in any borough under this act 'shall have been declared, the word "mayor" shall be construed to mean the chief officer of a borough, by whatever name he is now called, "town clerk, com mon clerk, &c." and describing any person or thing, any word importing the singular number shall be construed to mean also several persons or things respectively, unless there be some thing in the subject or context repugnant to such construction; and that no misnomer or inaccurate description of any person or place named in any schedule to this act annexed, or in any burgess roll, ward list, notice or voting paper required by this act shall hinder the full operation of this act with respect to such person or place, provided that such person or place shall be so named as to be commonly understood. And be it enacted, that after the first election of councillors under this act, in any borough, the body or reputed body cor porate named in the second column of the said schedules, in con nection with such borough, shall•take and bear the name of the mayor and burgesses of the borough of (as the case may be), and by that name shall h ave perpetua l succession, and shall be capable in jaw to do and surfer all acts which now lawfully they and their successors respectively may do and suffer, by any name or title of incorporation; and the mayor of each of the said boroughs shall be capable in law to do and suffer all acts which the chief officer of such borough may now lawfully d o a nd su ff er, so f ar as the same respectively are not altered or annulled by the provisions of this act. And be it enacted, that after the passing of this act, the metes and bounds of the several boroughs named in the first section of the first and second divisions of the said schedule (A) and in the first section of the said schedule (B) for the purposes of this act shall be the same as the limits thereof respectively set tled and described in an act passed in the second and third year of the reign of his present majesty, intituled "An Act to settle and describe the Divisions of Counties, and the limits of cities and bdroughs in England and Wales, so far as respects the election of members to serve in parliament;" and the metes and bounds of the several boroughs named in the second section of the first and second division of the said schedule (A), and in the second section of the said schedule (B) for the purposes of this act, shall be and remain as the same are now taken to be, uutil such time as his majesty shall have been pleased to issue his letters patent under the great seal, that he may be certified concerning the fit metes and bounds to be allotted unto the same respectively, and until such further time as it shall please his majesty, by advice of his privy council,. upon inspection of the return thereof made by the commissioners, unto whom such letters patent shall have been directed, to declare fit metes and bounds of the said last-named boroughs, and the metes and bounds of the said last-named boroughs thenceforward for the purposes of this ~ ct shall be the same so declared as last aforesaid. And be it enacted, that every place and precinct which shall be included within the metes and bounds of any borough as hereinbefore provided, and none other other, shall be part of such. borough, for all the purposes of this act, and in those bo roughs which are counties of themselves, shall lie part of such county, and of none other, for all the purposes of this act. And be it enacted, that after the passing of this act every male person of full age, who, on the last day of August in any year, shall have been an inhabitant householder within any bo rough, or within seven miles of such borough, and shall have occupied any house, warehouse, counting-house, or shop within such borough during that year and each of the two preceding years, and who shall have been rated in respect of premises occu pied by him to all rates for the relief the poor of some parish, wholly or in part within such borough, made in that year, and in each of the two years next preceding that year, shall, if duly enrolled according to the provisions hereinafter contained, be a burgess of such borough, and member of the body corporate of the mayor and burgesses of such borough; provided that the premises in respect of the occupation of which any person shall he so rated need not be the same premises, or in the same parish, but may be different premises in the same parish or in different parishes; provided also that every person who shall come to occupy any house, warehouse, counting-house, or shop in any borough dur ing the time for whi c h an y rate f or t h e relief of the poor shall have been made, to which he would have been rateable if• he had been occupying there at the time such rate was made, may claim to be rated to such rate in respect of the property whichhe shall so come te- occ upy , ancriapon his so claiming and pay- . ing or tendering the amount of rate, if any, then due in respect of the premises, he shall be taken to have been rated to the re lief of the poor in the parish in which such premises are situate,' from the time at which the rate in respect of , which he shall have made such claim shall have been made • provided also that no person shall b e so enro ll e d i n any year who shall not have paid all such rates due from him at the time of the revision of the burgess roll, hereinafter provided, except such as shall have been made or become due within six calendar months next be fore such revision; provided also that no person, shall be so enrolled in any . year who, within twelve calendar months next before such revision, shall have received parochial relief or other alms, or any pension or charitable allowance from any fund intrusted to the charitable trustees of such borough here inafter mentioned. And be it enacted, that in every borough it shall be lawful for any person occupying any house, warehouse, counting house, or shop to claim to b e ra t e d to t h e relief of the poor in respect of such premises, whether the landlord shall or shall riot be liable to be rated to the relief of the poor in respect thereof; and upon such occupier so claiming and actually paying or ten dering the full amount of the last made rate then due in respect of such premises, the overseers of the parish in which such pre mises are situate are hereby required to put the name of such occupier upon the rate for th e time being, and, in case such overseer shall neglect or refuse so to do, such occupier shall nevertheless, for the purposes of this act, be deemed to have been rated to the relief of the poor in respect of such premises, from the period at wnich the rate shall have been made in re spect of which he shall have so claimed to be rated as aforesaid ; provided always that where by virtue or any act of parliament the landlord shall be liable to the payment of the rate for the relief of the poor in respect of any premises occupied by his tenant, nothing herein contained shall be deemed to vary or discharge the liability of such landlord; but, in case the tenant who shall have been rated for such premises in consequence of any such claim as aforesaid shall make default in the payment 'of the poors' rates due in respect thereof, such landlord shall be and remain liable fur the payment thereof in the same manner as if he alone had been rated in respect of the premises so occu pied by his tenant. And be it enacted, that if may person who shall have been enrolled a burgess of any body corporate within any borough, according to the provisions of this act, shall at any time there after cease to occupy any house, warehouse, counting-house, or shop within the borough, or neglect or refuse to pay such rates as aforesaid due from him at the time of the revision of the bur gess-roll, except as hereinbefore is excepted, his name shall, at the then next revision of the burgess-roll, be struck out from the said burgess-roll, and he shall thereupon cease to be a burgess and member of the said body corporate ,• provided nevertheless that if at any revision of th e burgess-roll within two years next after the time at which he shall so cease to be a burgess he shall occupy and be rated for any house, warehouse, counting-house, or shop within such borough, he shall be entitled again to be and be enrolled a burgess and member of the said body corpo rate; provided that he shall be then otherwise qualified as herein provided. ' .And be it enacted, that after the passing of this act no person shall be elected, admitted, or enrolled a citizen, freeman, livery man, or burgess of any borough, or by any name, a member of any body corporatein respect of any right or title other than by occupancy and payment of rat es w ithi n suc h b oroug h , accord ing tq the meaning and provisions of this act. And whereas in divers cities, towns, and boroughs a certain custom bath prevailed of taking or allotting the common lands and public stock of such cities, towns, and boroughs, and the rents and profits thereof, to and for the particular benefit, use, and enjoyment of the citizens, freemen, and burgesses of the said cities, towns, and boroughs respectively, or of certain of them, or of the widows or kindred of them, or certain of them, and not applying the same to public purposes; be it therefore enacted, that after the passing of this act no person shall have or be entitled to claim any share, benefit, or advantage of or from any of the lands r tenements and hereditaments, or the rents and profits th ereo f, or o f or 'from any common lands or public stock of the said body corporate, or any discharge or ex emption from any tolls or dues lawfully levied, wholly or in part, by or to the use of any body corporate who was not a citi zen, freeman, or burgess or some borough, or the wife or widow of a citizen, freeman, or burgess of some borough on the sth of June in this present year, and every person who was a citi zen, freeman, or burgess of some borough, or the wife or widow of a citizen, freeman, or burgess of some borough on the said sth day of June, shall have and enjoy the same share, benefit, and advantage of or from the lands, tenements, or heredita ments, or the rents and profits thereof, or of or front the common lands or public stock of any borough or body ccraorate, or from any discharge or exemption from any tolls or dues lawfully le vied, wholly or in part, by or to the use of any of the said boroughs or bodies corporate, and all benefit and advantage de rivable therefrom, as fully and for such time and in such sort as he or she might and would have had and enjoyed the same if this act had not passed, and no further or otherwise; provided nevertheless that aft er a ll th e p ersons w h ose r i g h ts in this behalf are herein reserved shall have become entitled to be in actual possession of their share of the premises, the share, benefit, and advantage of or from the lands, tenements, and hereditaments, and the rents and profits thereof, or of or from the common lauds or public stock of any borough or body corporate herein before reserved to any person, shall accrue for the benefit of the borough-fund of such borough, when and as soon as by any law, statute, charter, or usage in force on the day before the passing of this act, such person would have ceased to have the benefit of the same if this act had not been passed, and shall not sur vive and accumulate for the particular benefit of the other per sons, or any of them, whose rights in this behalf are hereinbefore reserved as afatesaid. And whereas in divers cities, towns, and boroughs, a certain custom bath prevailed, that no person, not being tree of a city, town, or borough, or of certain guilds, mysteries, or trading companies within the same, or some or one of them, shall keep any shop or place for putting to show or sale certain wares or merchandise by way of retail or otherwise, or use certain trades, occupations, mysteries or handicrafts for hire; gain or sale within the Caine; be it enacted, that every person in any bo rough may keep any shop for the sale of all lawful wares and merchandises by wholesale or retail, and use every lawful trade, occupation, mystery and handicraft, for hire, gain, sale or otherwise within any borough ; any custom within such borough to the contrary notwithstanding. And be it enacted, that on the last day of August in this and every succeeding year, the overseers of the poor of every parish, wholly or in part within any borough, shall make out an alpha betical list according to the form Number 1. in the schedule (D.) to this act annexed, of all persons who shall be entitled to be enrolled in the burgess roll of tbat year, according to the provisions of this act, in respect of property within such parish; and the overseers shall sign such lists, and shall deliver the same to the town clerk of such borough on the last day of . August in every year, and shall keep a true copy of such lists to be perused by any person, without payment of any fee, at all reasonable hours during the first fourteen days of September in every year : provided always, that in any borough in which there shall be no town-clerk, or in which the town-clerk shall be dead or incapable of acting, all matters required by this act to be done, by and with regard to the town-clerk, shall he done by and with regard to the person executing duties in such borough, similar to those of town-clerk; and if there be no such person, or if such person shall be dead or incapable of acting, then by and with regard to such fit person as the mayor of such borough shall appoint in that behalf. And be it enacted, that every person whose name shall have been omitted in any such overseer's list, and who shall claim to have his name inserted in the burgess roll, shall, on or before the 15th day of September in this and every subsequent year, give notice thereof to the town-clerk in writing, according to the form Number 2, in the said schedule (D) or to the like effect; and every person whose name shall have been inserted in any overseer's list for any borough may object to any i other erson as not being entitled to have his name retained n the burgess roll for the same borough, and every person so object ine shall, on or before the 15th day of September in the present and every succeeding year, give notice thereof in writing to the town-clerk of such borough according to the form number 3, in the said schedule (D.) or to the like effect; and every town elerk shall include -the names of all persons so claiming in a list, according to the forin number 4, in the-said schedule (D.), and the names of all persons so objected to in a list, according to the form number 5, in the said schedule (D.), and shall cause copies of such lists to be fixed on or near the door of the Town hall, or in some public and conspicuous situation, within such borough, during the week next preceding the first day of Oc tober in the present and in every succeeding year; and the town-clerk shall likewise keep a copy of the names of all the persons so claiming as aforesaid, and also a copy of the names of all persons so objected to as aforesaid, to be perused by any person without payment of any fee, at all reasonable hours during the week-next preceding the first day of October in the present and in every succeeding year, and shall deliver a copy of each of such lists to any person requiring the same, on pay . ment of one shilling for each copy. And be it enacted, that the mayor of every borough shall hold an open court within such borough, for the purpose of re vising the said lists, at some ti me b e t ween t h e fi rst day of Oc tober inclusive, and the fifteenth day of October inclusive, in the present andin eiorry succeeding year, having first given three clear days'. notice of the holding of such court, to be fixed on or near the door of the Town-hall, or in some public and conspi cuous situation within the borough ; and the town-clerk of every such borough shall, at the opening of the court, produce the said lists before him, and a copy of the lists of the persons-elaiin ing and of the persons objected to, so made out as aforesaid; and the several overseers within every such borough shall at tend the court, and shall answer upon oath all such questions as the mayor may put to them, or any of them, touching any matter necessary for revising the said lists; and the mayor shall insert iu such lists the name of every person who shall be proved to his satisfaction to be entitled to be enrolled in the burgess roll, according to the provisions of this act, and shall retain on the said lists the names of all persons to whom no ob jection shall have been duly made ; and shall also retain on the said lists the name of every person who shall have been object ed to by any person, unless the party so objectin g s h a ll appear by himself, or by some one on his behalf, in support of such objection ; and where the name of any person inserten in any one of the said lists shall have been duly objected to, and the person objecting shall appear by himself, or by some one on his behalf, in support of such objection, the mayor shall require proof of the qualification of the person so objected to ; and in case the qualification of such person shall not be proved to the satisfaction of the mayor, he shall expunge the name of every such person from the said lists, and he shall also expunge from the said lists the name of every person who shall be proved to him to be dead, and shall correct any mistake or supply any omission which shall be proved to him to have been made in any of the said lists in respect of the name, or place of abode, or local descriptioneof the rated property of any person who shall be included in any such list : provided always, that no person's name shall be inserted by' the mayor in any such list, or shall be expunged therefrom, except in the case of death, un less notice shail have been given as is hereinbefore required in each of the said cases. . And be it enacted, that every mayor holding any court under this act for the revision of the said lists, shall have power to ad journ the same from time to time, so that no such adjourned court shall be held after the 15th day of October in any year, and shall have .power to require any overseer of any parish, wholly or in part within the borough, having the custody of any poor-rate, to produce the same, and allow the same to be 'in spected at any court to be held for revision of the burgess roll, and shall have power to administer an oath (or in the case of a Quaker or Moravian, an affirmation) to the town-clerk and to the overseers, and to all persons claiming to be inserted in or making objection to the omission or insertion of any name in the said lists, and to all persons objected to in any of such lists, and to all persons claiming to have any mistake in any of such lists corrected, and to all witnesses who may be tendered on either side; and if any person taking any oath or making any affirmation under this act shall wilfully swear or affirm falsely, such person shall be deemed guilty of perjury, and shall be punished accordingly: and the mayor shall, upon the hearing in open court, determine upon the validity of such claims and objections, and shall in open court write his initials against the names respectively struck out or inserted, an d aga i nst any part of the said lists in which any mistakes shall have been corrected, ' and shall sign his name to every page of the several lige so settled. And be it enacted, that the overseers' lists, so revised and signed as last aforesaid, shall be delivered by the mayor to the town-clerk of such borough, who shall keep the same, and shall cause the said lists to be fairly and truly copied into one gene ral alphabetical list in a book to be by him provided for that purpose, with every name therein numbered beginning the numbers froti - etheeMperiliine; and continuing them in a regular series to the last nairie, and shall cause such book to be com pleted on or before the twenty-fourth day of October in the pre sent and every succeeding year, and shall deliver such book, together with the lists, at the expiration of his office, to the per son succeeding him in suhh office; and every such book shall be the burgess-roll of the burgesses of such borough entitled to vote after the passing of this act in the choice of the council and auditors of such borough as hereinafter me n ti one d , at any elec tion which ma y t a k e place in such borough between the twenty_ fifth day of October inclusive in the year wherein such burgess_ roll shall have been made, and the twenty-fifth day of October in the succeeding year; provided that no stamp duty shall b e payable in respect of the admission, registry, or enrolment of any burgess, according to the provisions of this act. . And be it enacted, that the council hereafter provided of every borough shall cause to be written or printed copies of the burgess-roll in the present and in every succeeding year, and shall deliver such copies to all persons applying for the same, on payment of a reasonable price for each copy; and the inci nies arising from the sale thereof shall be paid over to the trea surer of such borough, and shall be applied by him in aid of the borough fund hereinafter mentioned. And be it enacted, that the said council of every borough shall take an account of the -reasonable expenses incurred by the overseers of the poor in carrying into effect the several pro visions of this act, so far as relates to the said lists, and shall order the treasurer of the said borough to pay the seine out of the borough fund of the said borough. And be it enacted, that in every borough shall be elected, at the time-and. in the manner hereinafter mentioned, a certain number of fit persons who shall be and be called "The Coun cil" of such borough, and one fit person who shall be and be called "The Mayor" of such borough : and the number of per sons so to be elected of the council in each borough shall be the number mentioned in conjunction with the name of such bo rough, in the said schedules (A) and (B). And be it enacted,ethat no person shall be qualified to be elected or to be a councillor, or one of the charitable trustees hereinafter mentioned, of any such borough who shall not be a burgess of such borough, or during such time as he shall hold any office or place of profit other than that of mayor in the gift or disposal of the council or charitable trustees of such borough, or during such time as he shall have directly or indirectly, by himself, or his partner, any share or interest in any contract o r employment with, by, or on beh a lf o f such council or charitable trustees. And be it enacted, that every burgess of any borough who shall be enrolled on the burgess roll fur the time being of such borough, shall be entitled to vote in the election of councillors for such borough, and no person who shall' not be enrolled in such burgess roll for the tune being shall have any voice or be entitled to vote in any such election. And be it enacted, that upon the 25th day of October in this and every succeeding year, the burgesses so enrolled in every borough shall openly assemble and e l ec t th e counc il of such borough, or such part thereof, as shall be needed to supply the places of those who shall then go out of office : provided never theless, that whenever any day by this act appointed as a days of election shall, in any y ear h appen on a S unday, in every such case the election shall take place on the Monday following. And be it enacted, that upon the 25th day of October, 1836, and in every succeeding year, one-third part of the whole coun cil for the time being of every borough shall go out of office; and in the said year 1836 those who shall so go out of office shall be the councillors who were elected under the provisions of this act by,the smallest numbers of votes in this present year; and in the next year; 1837, those who shall' so go out of office shall be the Councillors who were elected under the provisions of this act by the next smallest numbers of votes in this present year, the majority of the whole council always determining, when the votes for any such persons shall have been equal, who shall be the persons so to go out of office; and thereafter those who shall so go out of office shall always he the councillors who have been for the longest time in office; provided always, that any councillor so going out of office shall be capable of being forth with re-elected, if then qualified as herein provided. And be it enacted, that every election of councillors within any borough, according to the provisions of this act, shall be held before the mayor for the time bein g o f suc h b oroug h , ex cept as herein a ft er is excepted; and the voting at every such election shall commence at nine o'clock in the forenoon, and shall finally close at-four o'clock in the afternoon of the same day, and shall be conducted in manner following; that is to say, every burgess entitled to vole in the election of councillors may vote for any number of persons, not exceeding the number of councillors then to be chosen, by delivering to the mayor a. voting paper, containing the Christian names and surnames of the persons for whom he votes, with their respective places of abode and descriptions, such paper being previously signed with the name of the burgess voting, and with the name of the street, lane, or other place in which the property for which he appears to be rated on the burgess-roll is situated. And be it enacted, that at every contested election of coun cillors or of the auditors hereafter mentioned in any borough, the mayor shall, if required thereto by or on behalf of any can didate, and if not so required, may, it it shall appear to him ex pedient, cause to be erected for taking the poll at such elec tion different booths fur different parts of such borough, which booths may be situated either in one place or in several places, and shall be so divided and allotted into compartments as to the mayor shall seem most convenient; and the mayor shall ape point a clerk to take the poll at each compartment, and shall cause to be affixed on the most conspicuous part of each of the said booths the names of the parts for which such booth is re spectively allotted; and no person shall be admitted to vote at any such election except at the booth allotted for the part wherein the house, warehouse, countinghouse or shop occupied by him as described in the burgess roll may be; but in case no booth shall happen to be provided for any particular part as aforesaid, the votes of the persons voting in r e sp ec t o f property situate in a n y smart so omitted may be taken at any of the said booths, and public notice of the situation, division, and allot ments of the different booths, shall be given two days before the commencement of the poll by the mayor; and in case the booths shall be situated in different places, the mayor may appoint a deputy to pi eside at each place; provided also, that no nomina tion shall he made or election holden of any councillors or au ditors of any borough in any church, chapel, or other place of public worship. And be it enacted, that no inquiry shall he permitted at any election of councillors as to the right of any person to vote as a burgess in any borough, except only as follows; that is to say, that the Mayor shall, if required by any tw o b urgess e s en titl e d to vote in the same borough, put to any voter at the time of his delivering in his voting-paper, and not afterwards, the follow ing questions, or any of them, and no other:— I. Are you the person whose name, is signed to the voting paper now delivered in by you ? 2. Are you the person whose name appears as A. B. on the burgess roll now in force for this borough, being registered therein as rated for property described to be situated in ? [here specify the street, &c., as described in the burgess roll.] 3. Have you already voted at the present election-? And if any person shall wilfully make a false answer to any of the questions aforesaid, he shall be deemed guilty of an in dictable misdemeanor, and shall be punished accordingly. And be it enacted, that the mayor, having received the voting-papers so delivered as aforesaid, shall examine the same, for the purpose of ascertaining which of the several persons voted for are elected; and so many of such persons, being equal to the nurnberof the councillors then to be chosen, as shall have the greatest number of votes, shall be deemed to be elected ; and in case of an equality in the number of votes for any two or more persons, the mayor shall name from amongst those per sons, for whom the number of votes shall be equal, so many as shall be necessary to complete the requisite number of coun cillors to be chosen;, and the mayor ahall publish a list of the. names of the persons so elected councillors not later than two o'clock in the afternoon of the day next following the day of such election, unless such next day be Simday, and then on the Monday following. And be it enacted, that if the mayor of any borough shall, at the time when he shall be required to eiecute the powers and duties herein provided with respect to elections, be dead, absent, or otherwise incapable of acting, the councillors of such borough 'shall forthwith elect one of themselves to execute all such powers and duties in the place bf the mayor. And be it enacted, that after the declaration of the first elec tion of the council under the provisions of this act in any borough, the mayor, aldermen, and common councilmen, and all other members of the common council or governing body of the body corporate, named in conjunction with such borough in the said schedules A and B, by whatever name or style they may be known or called, then in office, shall go out of office, and their whole powers and duties shall cease, except only where any of the said persons shall have been again elected under the provisions of this act: provided nevertheless, that such persons as by virtue of any charter are justices of the peace in any bo rough at the time of passing this act, shall continue to have and exercise all the powers which at the time of passing this act they have as justices of the peace, until the first clay of May, one thousand eight hundred and'thirty-six, and no longer. And whereas, by reason of the great number of the inhabi tants of the boroughs named in the first division of the sche dule (A-) to this-act annealed, it is desirable that such boroughs should be divided into wards, for the purpose of making the elections of councillors in such bhroughs as last aforesaid in seiiaiate wards; be it enacted, that in ease his Majesty shall be pleaied to issue his letters patent under the Great Seal, that he may he certified in what manner such division may be most fitly made; and upon inspection of the return thereunto made by the commissioners to whom such letters patent as last afore said shall have been directed, shall be pleased, by the advice of his Privy Council, to declare the number and extent of the wards into which any borough named in the first division of the said schedule ( A) shall be thenceforward divided, and the num ber of councillors who shall be chosen in each of such wards, so that the whole number of councillors shall be the number mentioned in conjunction with the name of such borough in the said schedule A. every such borough shall thenceforward, for the purposes of this act, be deemed to be divided into such and se many wards as shall have been so declared, and- the number of persons to be elected councillors in each ward shall be the number so declared as aforesaid. And be it enacted, that on the 25th day of October next after such division into wards of any borough, and in every succeed ing year, the burgesses of every such ward, and none others, shall separately elect the councillors then to be elected in such ward respectively, and the whole number of councillors so elected in any ward oeany one vear after the first election of councillors under this act shall be one-third part of the whole number of councillors allotted to such ward; and every such ward election, on the twenty-fifth day of October next after such division into wards of any such borough, shall be held before the person whom the mayor for the time being shall ap point in that behalf, and iu every succeeding year shall be held before the councillor whom the councillors chosen in such ward shall yearly appoint in that behalf, who shall be called "The Alderman" of such ward, and the votings and other proceed ings, in all other respects, shall be conducted in the same man ner,as is hereinbefore declared with respect to elections by the burgesses of the whole borough; and the alderman of each ward shall have the same powers in regard to elections of coun cillors in his ward as are herein enacted with regard to the mayor for the whole borough, if not divided into wards; and every person so elected a councillor in such ward shall hold his office for the same time that he would have held it had he been elected by the burgesses of the whole borough. And be it enacted, that every burgess of any borough shall be entitled to‘ vote in the election of the councillors to be chosen within that ward in which the property of such buigess, for which he appears to be rated on the burgess roll for the time being of such borough, shall appear to be situated, and not other wise; and in case it shall happen that any burgess shall be rated in respect of distinct premises in two or more wards, then he shall be entitled to be enrolled and to vote in such one of the said wards as he shall select, but not in more than one. And be it enacted, that, for the purpose of better ascertaining who are the burgesses of any such ward, the burgess-roll of every borough so divided into wards shall henceforward be made out in as many alphabetical lists of the burgesses in each ward, to be called "ward lists," as th e r e are war d s w i t hi n such bo roughs. And be it enacted, that if at any election of councillors for any borough, any person shall be elected a councillor iu more therm one of the wards of such borough, he shall, within three days after notice thereof, choose for which one of the said wards he will serve, and shall thereupon be held to be elected in that ward only which he shall so choose. And be it enacted, that if any vacancy shall be occasioned in the office of councillor for any borough by reason of any person who shall have been elected to such office not accepting the same, or accepting the said office in another ward, where the .borough is divided into - wards, or by reason of" his dying or. ceasing to hold the said office, the burgesses entitled to vote shall, on a day to be fixed by the mayor of such borough, or in case the borough shall have been divided into wards, by the alderman of the ward in which the vacancy happened (such day not to be later than ten days after such vacancy,) elect another burgess as a coun cillor to supply such vacancy; and such election shall be held, and the voting and other proceedings, in case of a contest, shall be conducted in the same manner, and subject to the same pro visions, as - are hereinbefore enacted with respect to the elections of councillors as aforesaid; and every person so elected a coun cillor shall hold such office until the time at which the person in room of whom he was chosen would regularly have gone out of office, and he shall then go out of office, but shall be capable of immediate re-eleetion, if then qualified as herein provided. And be it enacted, that on the day next after the day in this and every succeeding year on which the council of any'borough shall be elected, the said council shall elect out of the council lors of such borough a fit person to be the mayor of such borough, who shall continue in his office for one whole year; and in case a vacancy shall be occasioned in the office of mayor of the borough during such year by reason of any person who shall have been elected to such office not accepting the same, or by reason of his dying or ceasing to hold the said office, the council of the borough shall, within ten days after such vacancy, elect out of the councillors of the said borough another fit person to be the mayor thereof for the remainder of the then current year. And be it enacted, that no person elected a mayor or coun cillor for any borough shall be capable of acting as such, except in administering the declaration hereinafter contained, until he shall have made and subscribed, before any two or more of such councillors (who are hereby respectively authorized and required to administer the same to each other) a declaration in the words or to the effect following : that is to say, " I, A. 8., having been elected mayor (or councillor) for the borough of do hereby declare that I take the said office upon myself, and will duly and faithfully fulfil the duties thereof according to the best of my judgment and ability." And be enacted, that every burgess who shall be elected to the office of councillor, and every councillor who shall be elected to the office of mayor for any borough shall accept such office to which he shall have been elected, or shall in lieu thereof pay a fine of to the mayor and burgesses of such borough; and such fine, if. not duly paid, shall be levied by distress and sale of the goods and chattels of the person so refusing to accept office, with the reasonable charges of such distress; and every such burgess or councillor so elected shall accept such office, by making and subscribing the declaration hereinbefore men tioned, within three days after notice of his election, otherwise such burgess or councillor shall be liable to pay the said fine as for his non-acceptance of such office, and such office shall there upon be deemed to be vacant, and shall be filled up by a fresh election, to be made in the manner hereinbefore mentioned : provided always, that no person disabled by lunacy or imbecility of mind, or by deafness, blindness, or other permanent infirmity of body, shall be liable to such fine as aforesaid : Provided also, that every person so elected to such office of councilloror mayor, who shall be above the age of sixty-five years, or who shall have already served such office respectively, or paid the fine for not accepting such office respectively, w ithi n fi ve years f rom t h e day on which he shall be so re-elected, shall be exempted from accepting or serving the same office, if he shall claim such ex emption within three days after notice of his election. Provided always, and be it enacted, that if any person hold ing the office of mayor or cotineillor for any borough shall be declared bankrupt, or shall apply to take the benefit of any act for the relief of insolvent. debtors, or shall be absent for inure than one month (unless with the approbation of the majority of the council) from the borough of which he shall be mayor or councillor, then and in every such case such person shall there upon immediately become disqualified, and shall cease to hold the office of such mayor or councillor as aforesaid, and the council shall thereupon forthwith declare the said office to be void, and shall signify the same by notice in writing under the hands of three or more of them, countersigned by the town-clerk, to be affixed in some public place within the borough, and the said office shall thereupon become void ; but every person so becoming disqualified, arid ceasing to hold such office on account of his being declared a bankrupt, or of his applying to take the benefit of any act fer the relief of insolvent debtors, shall, on obtaining his certificate, or on payment of his debts in full, be capable of being re-elected to such office; and every person' becoming disqualified to hold such office on account of absence as aforesaid, shall, on his return to such borough, be capable of being re-elected to such office, provided he shall then be other wise qualified. And he it enacted, that if anv person shall act as mayor or councillor for any borough, witriout having made the declara tion hereinbefore required in that behalf, or without being duly qualified, or after he shall have become disqualified to hold any such office, he shall for every such offence forfeit the sum of such sum to be recovered with fall costs of suit by any person who will sue for the same, within three calendar months after the commission of such offence, by action of debt, or on the case, in any of his majesty's s up er i or courts o f recor d ; and the money so to "be recovered shall, after payment of the costs and expenses attending the recovery thereof, be paid and apportioned as follows : that is to say, one moiety thereof to the person so suing, and the other moiety th ereo f to the treasurer to be appointed by virtue of this act, to be by him applied in aid of the borough fund : provided always, that all acts and proceed ings of any person in possession of the office of mayor or couu cillor, and acting as a mayor or councillor, shall, notwithstand ing such disqualification, be as valid and effectual as if such person had been duly qualified. And be it enacted, that the mayor for the time being of every borough shall be a justice of the peace of and for such borough, and also of and for the county within which such borough, of any part thereof, is situated, and also of and for every county within seven miles of any part of such borough, and shall execute the duties of a justice of the peace for the same respectively, although be may not have such qualification by estate, as is required by law in case of any other person being a justice of the peace for a county, and shall have precedence in all places within the borough; and in boroughs which return a member or members to serve in parliament, other than the town of Berwick.upon-Tweed, and other than cities and towns which are counties of themselves, shall be the returning officer at all. such elections, and shall, irhe shall think fit, or if tiny candi date shall require the same, be assisted in such of tho said boroughs as shall have a recorder, by the . recorder of such borough as his assessor at such election; and in case the ineyor shall. ) at the time he shall be regdired to perform the duties of such returning officer, be dead, absent. ) or otherseise incapable of acting, the councillors of such borough shall forthwith elect °neut . themselves tp be the returning officer for such borough in the place of the mayor being so dead, absent, or otherwise: in.; capable. And be it enacted, that the coudoil of every borough shall apt point, to he removable at their pleasure, a fit person, not being a councillor, to be the town-clerk of such borough, a treasurer of the borough, and such other clerks, collectors, and officers as they shall think necessary for enabling them to carry into eat , cution the various powers and duties vested in them liv virtue of this act: and shall take such security for the due execution of his office by any such treasurer, clerk, collector, or other officer, as the said council shall think proper; and shall order to be paid to the mayor, and to the town-clerk and treasurer, and to every such clerk, collector, and other officer to he employed as aforesaid, such salary or allowance as the said council shall think reasonable; and in case of a vacancy in any such office ai aforesaid, by death, resignation, removal, or otherwise, the council of such borough may appoint another fit person in the place of the person so making such vacancy, provided that the town-clerk and treasurer shall not be the same person. And be it enacted, that the treasurer of any borough stall pay no money on account of the mayor and burgesses of each orough, save only upon the order in writing of the council i signed by three or more councillors, and countersigned by the town-clerk of such borough. And be it enacted, that every treasurer, clerk., collector, or other officer appointed by the council its aforesaid, shall, at such times during the continuance of his office, or within months after the expiration of his office, and in such a manne r as the said council s h a ll di rect, deliver to the council, or to such person as they shall authorise for that purpose, a true account in writing of all matters committed to his charge by virtue of this act, and also of all moneys which shall have been by him ree ceived by virtue or for the purposes of this act, and how much thereof shall have been paid and disbursed, and for what pur , poses, together with proper vouchers for such payments, and also a list of the names of all such persons as shall not have paid the moneys due from them for the purposes of this act, and of the am/tint due from each of them; and every such officer shall pay all such moneys as shall remain due from him to the treasurer for the time being, or to such person as the said coun cil shall authorize to receive the same; and if any suchofficer shall refuse or willfully neglect to deliver such account, or the vouchers relating to the same,. or such list as aforesaid, or to make payment as aforesaid, or shall refuse or Willfully ueglect to deliver to the said council, or to such person as they shall au thorize, within three days after being thereunto required b y notice in writin g un d er t h e h an d s of any three or more of the laid council. to be given or left at the last place of abode of such officer, all books, papers, and writings in his custody or power relating to the execution of this act, or to give satisfaction to the said council, or to such other person as aforesaid, respecting the same, then and in every such case, upon complaint made on behalf of the said council, Gy such person as they shall authorize for- that purpose, of any such refusal or willful neglect as afore• said, to any justice of the peace for the county or other jurisdic tion wherein such officer so refusing; or neglecting shall be or reside, such justice is hereby authorized and required to issue a warrant under his hand and seal for bringing such officer before any two justices of the peace for such county or jurisdiction ; and upon the said officer appearing, or not being found, it shall be lawful for such justices to hear and determine the matter in a summary way; and if it shall appear to such justices that any moneys remain due from such officer, such justices may, and they are hereby authorized and required, upon non-payment thereof; by warrant under their hands and seals, to cause such motleys to be levied by distress and sale of the goods of such officer; and if sufficient goods shall not be found to satisfy the said moneys, and the charges of the distress, or if it shall appear to such justices that such _officer has refused or willfully neglect ed to deliver such account, or the vouchers relating thereto, or such list as aforesaid, or that any books, papers, or writings re, listing to the execution of this act remain in the hands or in the custody or power of such officer, and that he has refused or wills fully neglected to deliver the same, or to give satisfaction re specting the same as aforesaid, then and in every such case such justices shall, anti they are hereby required to commit such of fender to the common gaol or house of correction forthe count's , or jurisdiction where such offender shall be or reside, there to remain without bail until he shall have paid such moneys as aforesaid, or shall have compounded with the said council for such moneys, and shall have paid such composition in such 'manner as they shall appoint, (which composition the said council are hereby empowered to make and receive,) or until he shall have delivered a true account, as aforesaid, together with such vouchers and list as aforesaid, or until he shall have deli vered up such books, papers, and writings, or have given satis- , faction in respect thereof to the said council, or to such other person as aforesaid, as the case may be: provided always that no person so committed shall be detained in prison, for want of sufficient distress only, for a longer space of time than three calendar months:- provided also, that nothing in this act con tained shall prevent or abridge any remedy by action against any such officer so offending as aforesaid, or against any surety for any such officer, but such officer shall not be sued by action, and also proceeded against in a summary manner by virtue of this act for the same cause. And be it enacted, that in the town of Berwick-upon•Tweed, and in the counties of the cities of Bristol, Canterbury, Chester, Coventry, Exeter, Gloucester, Lichfield, Lincoln, Norwich, Worcester, and York, and in the counties of the towns of Caer marthen, Haverfordwest, Kingston-upon , liell, Ne wcastle-upou, Tyne, Nottingham, Poole, and Southampton, the council shall, on the first day of November in this and every sticceding year, name a fit person to execute the office of sheriff, with the like powers as the sheriff, or the person filling the office of sheriff iu the said town and counties respectively would have if this act had not passed. • And be it enacted, that the council of every borough in Which a separate court of sessions of the peace shall be holden, as it hereinafter provided, shall, within ten dais next after the grant of the said court shall have been signified to the council of such borough appoint a fit person to be coroner of such borough, so hung as he shall well behave himself in his office of coroner, and shall fill up every vacancy of the office of coroner of the borough, by death, resignation, or removal, within ten days next atter such vacancy Shall have occurred, and none thereafter shall take any inquisition which belongs to the office of coronekwitbila suCfi borough, save only the coroner so from time to time to bd appointed; and every such coroner for every inquisition which . he shall duly take within such borough, shall be entitled to have the sum of twenty shillings, and also the sum of ninepence for every mile which he shall be compelled to travel from his usual place of abode to take such inquisition, to be paid by the court , cil out of the borough fund of such borough, by order of the jus tices acting in and for such borough. And be it enacted, that in every borough in and for which no separate Court of Sessions of the Peace shall be holden, oo person, after the twenty-fifth day of October in this present year, shall take any inquisition which belongs to the office of coroner within such borough, save only time coroner for the county in which such borough is situated; and the coroner of such caunty for every inquisition which he shall duly take within airy place or precinct within any such borough, shall be entitled to have the sum or twenty shillings, and also the sum of ninepence for every mile which he shall be compelled to travel from his usual place of abode to take such inquisition, to he paid by the council out of the borough fund, by order of the justices acting in and for the borough. And be it enacted, that the council elected under this act in any borough shall have power to remove from his office every sheriff and bailiff, coroner, town-clerk, treasurer, or chamber lain, and every minister or executive officer of such borough and body corporate, who shall be in office at the time of the first election of councillors under this act, and every officer in such borough shall continue to act in the sante capacity as hereto fore, and to execute all the duties heretofore belonging to his office, and be entitled to have the same salaries, fees, and emo luments as he would have had if this act had not passed until he shall.be removed from his office, and no longer, unless he shall be re-appointed according to the provisions of this act; and every officer who shall be in possession or receipt of any monies, goods, valuable securities, books and papers belonging to or cone cerning the body corporate whose officer he is, shall account for the same to the council of such body corporate appointed under this act, as is hereinbefore provided in the case of officers ap pointed by such council. • And be it enacted, that every officer of any borough who shall be in office at the time of the first election of councillors under this act in such borough, and who shall be removed from his office as aforesaid, shall be entitled to have an adequate com pensation, to be assessed by the council, and paid out of the borough fund, for the salary, fees, and emoluments of the office which he shall so cease to bold, regard being had to the manner of his appointment to the said office, and his term or interest therein, and all other circumstances- of the case; and in case any such officer shall think himself aggrieved by the amounaat which the council shall have assessed the compensation so to be paid to him, or in case one-third of the members of the council shall subscribe a protest against the amount of such compensa tion as excessive, it shall be lawful for such officer, or any coon= cillor who shall have subscribed such protest, to appe a l t o t h e Lords Commissioners of his Majesty's Treasury, who shall thereupon make such order as shall to them scent expedient ; and such order, signed by three or more of the said Lords Coin missioners, shall be binding upon all parties. And be it enacted, that all acts whatsoever authorised or re- • quired by virtue of this act to be done by the council of any borough, and all questions of adjoui :Imola, or other s th a t ma y comebefore such council, may be done and decided by the ma jority of the councillors -Who shall be present at any meeting held in pursuance of thie act, the whole number present at such meeting not being less than one-third part of the numberorthe whole council, and at all such meetings the mayor shall preside, and the mayor, or iu the absence of the mayor, such councitler as the councillors then assembled shall choose to be the chair- . . tnan of that meeting, shall have a second or castiug vote:in ell cases of equality of voles; provided always, that pre viougto any meeting of the council held by virtue of this act, a notice of the _ time and place of such intended ineeting•shall be given three • clear days at least before such meeting, by fixing the said notice on or near the door of the Town-hall of the borough ; and such nelide shall be signed by the mayor, who shall have powea,to call a meeting of the council as often as he shall think proper; and in case the mayor shall refuse to call any such meetia ggg ia ter a requisition for that purpose, signed by five eouncillergat the least, shall have been presented to him, it shall be lawful for the said five councillors to call a meeting of the council by giving such notice as is hereinbefore required in that behalf, Such notice to be signed by the said councillers instead of the" mayor; and in every case a summons to attend the council, specifying the business proposed to be trans ac t e d a t suc h meet- • ing, signed by the town-clerk, shall be left at the usual pla,ce, o f abode of every member of the council three 'clear days at least before such meeting. • • And be it enacted, that it shall be lawful for the council of apy borough to appoint out of their own body, from time to tune, such and so many committees, either of a general or special nature, and consisting of such 'writhes of persons, as they may think fit for any purposes which, in the discretion of such coun cil, ,• would be better regulated and managed by means of such committees, and to make such by-laws and regulatious for the directiun and government of such committees as to such coun cil shall seem meet. And be it enacted, that the council of every borough to which a separate commission of the peace shall have been granted as hereinafter mentioned, or a committee of the council to be spe cially appointed by the council in that behalf, shall hold a spe cial meeting in the month of September in every year, for grant ing licences to persons to keep victualling-houses, ale-houses, and canteens, and to sell ale, beer, and other exciseable liquors by retail within such borough ; and after the first day of Sep tember, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-six, all Mich licences within any such borough, granted otherwise than by the council of such borough, or such committee of the council as last aforesaid, shall be null nod void. And be it enacted, that after the said first day of September, the councillors of every such borough as last aforesaid shall act with all the powers, and subject to all the disqualifications and • penalties in the matter of granting such licences enacted -con cerning justices of the peace, in a certsin act passed in the third year of the reign of his late Majesty King George the Fourth, intituled "An act for amending the laws for regulating the manner of licensing alehouses in that part of the united king dom % called England, and for the more effectually preventing disorders therein; and the town-clerk of every such borough respectively shall act as ,therein' is enacted, concerning the clerks to the justices, and shall he entitled, and none other, to take the fees them emu made p a y a ble to the clerks to th e j us ti ces , and be subject in like manuer to the like penalty far taking •