The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-11-11 00:00:00

ELECTION OF A12,.Y0R

The ordinary annual meeting of the new Connell wile
held in the Town Hall, attweive o'clock, yesterday, for the
purpose of electing a M4yor, Aldermen, and 'Committees.
The chair was taken by John Stewart, Eeq., Mayor.
The Chairman said : Gentlemen, the first business we
have to perform will be the election of Mayor, and to that,
if you please, we shall at once proceed.
Mr. Charles Turner said : I rise, Mr. Mayor, for the
yoU, ja the
purpose of proposing a gentleman to succeed
high position of chief magistrate of this bhrough, the
le duties
cf which you have so ably discharged daring the past ir ;f
and, in nominating Mr. Shand, I have the pleasure o
eman
bringing before the council the name of a gentl
esteemed by all of us, as one of an old end much respected
family in. town, this. a merchant of high standing' and
valuable member of this council—(lear, hear)—one whet
sir, filling the important Post of chairman of the pilot Cern'
tuittee, and deputy chairman of the dock committee, hal
rendered very valuable services to the trade or the port•
(Loud cheers.) I may also allude to his having occupied the
chair of the Chamber of Commerce. I have, as chairman
of
the dock committee, for several yews had th
pleasure of co operating with Mr. Shand in the
management of that very important trust ; and I can toil
l with truth, that I do not know a more high-minded einu
honourable man, one with sounder sense, or greater sine:
ness of purpose. (Hear, and cheers.) I hope, sir, that 72
may be the pleasure of the council to elect Mr. Shard by,et
unanimous vote ; ard, sir, if elected, I' lehiture t° Prol%
that Mr. Shand will terminate his year of offi' ce laavine °Jo
happiness still to possess the universal regard and ate',
which now attend him. (Hear, hear.) Believing*
that Mr. Shand, in every respect, deserves to have this hie..
honour conferred upon him, I beg leave to nominate bt;
for the office of Mayor for ie ensuing year. (Hear, hear
der,.
pleasure James A. Tobin : Mr. Mayor, it is with very gre-,.
pleasure that I rise to second the motion made by Mr. Ta
not be!'
and although I regret that the duty of doing so has
entrusted to abler hands, still there is no one in the
who could under' eke the office-with greater pleasure tha,fif,
-do—from the high sense I entertain of the fitness °f,-;,
Shand to discharge the duties of the office whiel "„ft-I
now occupied, sir, for the last twelve months. It is u"1"-e;
cessary for me to dilate upon the services Whichhelli •
Turner has alluded to, and in merely glancing at ta
and
I would briefly say that whether we consider Mr. Sh,,,
as one of the oldest members of this council, or as one iv'
has devoted very many years of his life—nearly thirty, e
believe—to the pilot . committee, with wha ich !A
has been connected—and, I believe, it is dneittei
upon all hands that that service is the but,
organised either in this town or elsewhere, or • "
ti-
ther we consider him as one who has been connectedl"if
the dock committee for now a period of something like, '
not rather more than quarter of a century, during sevai.,,
years Of whicL• has occupied the- high position of dePl
of a very influential body
eeportant body—aid be has also held the
chairman of that i
proud position of thi:
town —I mean the Chamber ,(,)t Commerce—or, sir, if
merchant, and one wis'
consider Mr. Shand also as a Britt-5:
:lentnre to say tPatit:
has spent;his whole time among us ;
in all these capacities, there is no gentleman the
ler,
'laity who is held inlbighei estimation by his bro,:l' hose
chants, and brother townsmen than Mr. Shand is,-one 1+-
word has ever been considered as his bond, and whose wiled.
career has been that of a- gentleman of the highest senset.id
honour. (Hear, hear.) If we consider him also as s 01;0
owner, I may add that there is no man who has Jl9l.l?sfic
much, I believe, to promote (Eli ort
the
Shand has done, and, with scarcely a single exception, Ninth
vessels he ever owned have been built in this tor/ hand
all these considerations, I say, the claims of .31r• S-
we
such as ought not to•ba overlooked; and that who ire rwell -
regard his public serviceq, or his private worth, it nttly „ee
become us to-pay to -him • that compliment which eliesctleg
proposed. (Hear, hear.) I believe, sir, that in i act
Mr. Shand as your successor, we shall elect'one Yho and
with firmness, determination, and with impartiality' ;
that, at the end of his year of service here,
that office as bright one unsullied as you now do, sir. t{i hie
successor, and, as-I am sure, has ever been. the e'n dtlituelte
predecessorS ; and that he will entitle himself to tiaf
.1,01
of the community for the manner ill which he disc,h; it
the duties of that high and honourable position wuLceihk
he will traostehito
might well become any, even the best among us, to au: 0
tion. (Hear, hear). Sir, it is from these coneideratinoi
the have great pleasure in seconding the nomivatOe

sat I _ pleasuee
Shriiid: 9 ar; I-WET art°
Mr. Wm. Earle : Mr. Mayor and gentlemen, I aniejlipp
that any opposition to this election would he urito7,4l to
Were that not the case, I should- certainly be disPr %t'•
make the attempt; not out of any disrespect toward Sao,
Shand, as regards his position in society, and his gentl:l_,
like bearing in private intercourse, but, sir,
highly derogatory to the dignity-of the council that
chairman should be selected by .a political party o L oot
doors— me
not a party belonging to this council, not m; 0
of this council, but a li`tte clique out:of doors—that ,s,tafitoto
body should be allowed I thin it
to appoipt,-..wgewtienicao to t
'f near,
our proceedings—to elect our chairman, in fact. gear,
hear). Was there ever anything so monstrous. (elders
hear). I allude, sir, to that plaice] body which is
That
" The Constitutional Association." (Hear, hear.) what
party a constitutional association, indeed ! I wonderif 030
the constitution of this country would have been, si!'ined..""
principles which the great Conservative party enter. a
re tall
for I will call it the great 'Conservative partY----wi it, oiro
same as had been entertained by them formerly meal
the leaders of that party thought fit to alienate the aid the
from the tag-rag and bob-tail of that party, and to
ealalell.
different governments in bringing about those refornasou"atep
were absolutely necessary for the salvation of the c the
and which I firmly believe prevented revolution sa rase
country. (Hear, hear). You know, sir, that it !being
tag-rag and bob-tail clique which prevented sou flnt, %10
;#
elected mayor the year before last. (Hear, hear.)o oleo;
that clique which placed- another gentleman in tue,o, IoR
I mean to speak with every respect of that gentle°4o-abiPe -
what were his claims in comparison to yours ? .teiirig
whatever, sir: I have-no inclination to use any, trill
language towards you, sir ; but I feel that there is 11°,ieepli
vidual in the town to whom the burgesses are 0,400/
indebted as to yourself. Youreknowledge of the "I'd yonl
questions connected with the estate—your honour, 311. s
integrity, are a sure guarantee that the affairs of tisit, Fir,' •
are safe in such hands as'yours. (Hear, hear.) ,13, 00s"
suppose you did not choose to ".pay the piPer. i.opstiec:
hear.) You did not think fit to paylargely to the L' ,aokeio
tional Assobiation, 'and, therefore, you were thus oval.`tooo6l/.`;
(Hear, hear.). And, sir, if you had not been 13(0809
Churchman, you would not now occupy this chair. WV,
hear.) say that without fear of contradiction.
ti,ba 1`",
was my respected friend, Mr. Alderman Turner, 0)01
been so loug in the Corporation ?—where Mr.23r sholl,
and other. respectable individuals ? Why is luor;ee bees
proposed in preference to any of them ? Thep
longer in the council—their services have been eq. 135,,,0
-.notwithstanding the praises hestowed upon hir'hoirl-0
sir, I can tell you this, let them, if they aspire to Os to Os,
of being Mayor of Liyerpool, ,pay largely enough,
en, e
Constitutional Association, and I will warrant hero
before long they will have their ambition gratified.?
hear.) How long is this state of things to last by tiPeit
long are we to be dictated to, as we have been gine
ir clique ? Sir, we "had -a glorious opportunitY, 3if
opportnnity, of ridding ourselves from this incubto,rt of tyro
had been a spontaneous de-ire evinced on the 01.1. beePre
council to elect Mr. George llolt to the civic '13,-Oca
he retired from the council. Oies of hear, hear'4ol(l,l3°o
his retirement bad-been aimouneed,. that bourie 5%010 by
been taken, and it would have been highly lion°"iated
oursolvei, and. I helie4e, Would have been alWr„ec aon°,.)
the town at large, for the °lmmunity knows hoW heal
•ne •
and respect a man of Mr. Holt 's character. ``.„,,ja till 04
Look at the character which that gentleman has "ittees °Lid,
Look at the attention he has paid to the con:o3ttee, ley
which he sat, the library and museum coinrcleposei
above all, the water committee, in which he w34,11.,`0e °e• tell
all sorts of difficulties, and even by the eloqueVet
Alderman Bennett, which is no slight thing, oot°ttit all
-you. (Laughter.) Look at his services is 1)1
Look again at his unbounded charity. cla6s t►
his endeavours to raie the condition of the 100' la S"
of
subscribing largely to every educational porPo3'iceeri't his
his-hand:was ever in his pocket, and he never also I
aiding every good object. (Hear, hear.) 1,0°',-ov,
disinterested :conduct upon one occasion-1 ,Ist; recee his
believe others know, of it—when he refuse" t 99°',00
reward ,from the -corporation for an improveglec;leene, wed
iolftrt",,, fob(' o
property, on the principle that the
beneficial to himself. Which of us would _ha '.., stir 4
I al. 1,00
that bright example, I should like to know ?
aro I or,
should have found it very difficult to do 50' (war. hoar,
many in this council who would never do it. `eoliehee lice
and, laughter.) Well, sir, Mt. Holt is all ,roach oCil 'llOO
liberal-minded, hottest man, wishing to do ss. into °ie it
in his power, to adopt the golden rule of "det sir bet, ,
as he would be done by." (Hear; beer.) 132 thous Ba'ett
Dissenter, and, therefore, in the eyes of thlt ()here everbsoli
unfit to occupy this civic chair ! Wros,rt aitb031.4,, face,
infamous . conduct, ! I must say thi", sl it is ttle
friend Mr. Turner is at my right
bawhere how (ties,,
sir, and I need not attempt to point out
_onee.o,
feeling_ of that sort shows any sense of true rei)b
° rth
l°
hear 1
Mr. Alderman Parker said: the gloro the
• gentleman would like to go haok i 836, glen were
days of 1836. Hear hear.) lo netoernersOf eon-
Reformed Corporation came in, °
th the s"Pc
servatism was driven from the council. _Ea be
then all in their glory, and every thing le 0 o at till who
man now enjovine £5OO a year from the
_co"citi,‘bee 7/iesoo
was turned out in 1830 from the offin,! n.°,_„otee.
was a conservative, and a radical put ,ayirtif4 Oct;
hear.) At that moment the'. corporatio 73::ur
of
~
turneo hear. ose
a year to that gentleman, who wo.s 1100, supP -
because of his political principles. (
one „Delo o he
" No, no.") To hear Mr. Earle speak ottucuatato
that the reform !Arty were perfectly burn
nht discu' coucci
did not think that gentlemen had any rig rt of the hear.)
appointment of mayor, to stigmatise:one (sear'
as having done a mean and contemptible