The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-01-08 00:00:00

ness impaired, as well as the efficiency of the police force'
He thought it would be more becoming if they were all of
them to be mere careful how they mane ,at'a ks on persons,
especially upon those who could not be there to defend
themselves, and he thought they should always bear in
mind that an extreme carefulness 'tinneeess rily or
unwittingly to give offence or to -wound the feelings of any
man was one true mark of a Christian gentleman.. (Hear,
hear.) Ile hoped the subject would now be allowed to drop.
Too much bad been wade of the incident alluded to by. Mr.
Hodson' who had highly Coloured every part of it. The
remark Mr. Hodson had made he would, if it pleased God
to-spare him his life, yet live to regret. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. Hodson : 1 beg to say that I will never regret it. I
spoke the honest truth as much as Mr. Tobin had done. I
not allow Mr. Tobin to speak of me in such a way—let him
speak of himself, not of me.
Mr. Braneker replied in a few words, stating that after
what had been said, 'he agree 1 in the suggestion that the
matter should be allowed to drop.
Mr. Hodson said, having made the statement which he
wished to go forth to the public, he begged to withdraw the
amendmeat.
Mr. Alderman Holme,called for a division, in order-that
the feeling of the council might be shewn.
,(Hear, hear.)
Tha couacil then divided on Mr. Hodson's amendment
when there appeared ,
For the motion : Council/ors t .ilaydock, Hodson.
Against the, motion : —Councillors : Oros thitaltei Andirson,
Stitt, S Jell, Woodruff, •Godfrey, Terner, feivingron,
Steains, Banner, Fernihough, Holtne, Mann, W. P
Jefforey, Wagstaff, Shand, Braneker, Tobin, - Earle,
Johnsen, J. R. Jeffery, Kitchen, Mellor, Beckwith; Aikin,
Clint, Stewart, Farnworth; Robertson, Hall, Halhead,
Anthony. Against • the- motion :—Aldermen : Chilton,
Bennett, Beld, Horsfall, a.iver, Parker;. Cooper, Turner,
'Gardner, Boughton, Hohne, the Mayor.
amendment Was accordingly lost.
Mr. Bolme said, that division -would- show whether the
council desired to shirk the question.
The proceedings of the committee -were then confirmed.
The proceedings of the dock committee were coufirened.

ST. 6EORGE'S HALL COMMITTEE. . .
The proceedings of this committee were read. - The cow.
mittee informed Mr. Bonth .that the block plane of the
building were at his disposal, for the purpose:of the re-
arrangement of the levels of limo street, and they recom'•
mended that: the hall ‘be let for a single performance or
meeting, at prices not less than. £l5 155., nor more than £26
55., the prices to be, reduced below the maximned at the dis;.
cretion of the committee, when the objects are such as it is
desirable-to promote, or for performances the nature of which,
and the prices of admission, are such as to.inerit encourage-
went. They also_ recommended: that the teams. for the .con;-
.cert room be frourr£ls.lss. to £31.105.
The recomimendationa and general proceedings were -con-
firmed withotit discussion
The proceedings of .the markets committee, comprising the
recommendation to accept the tender of Mt. tienty JOhhe for
bitrragan clothing for market constables, at' los 61 per suit,
and for hats 10s 3d each ; of the education committee, corn-
-'prising recommendation to increase the salaries of the following
teachers at the South Schools; viz:, Thomas Robinson, from £3O
to .£4t) per annutti,- and William Gowan and Wl,lliarn Hignet,
from 7s per week to 430 per annum each, the consideration of
which was postponed at the last.menthly council, pursuant to
the standing orders—confirmed. Recommendations to increase
the salaries of Frederick Erroch, fourth master in the South
School, from £4O to 450 per annum, and of William Morris,
fifth master in the same school, from £3O to ,440 per annum,
adjourned, according to standing orders, to the next council;
of the gaol and house of correction committee.`;' of the health'
committee, comprising recommendation to grant permission, on
sufferance, to the London and North Western Railway com-
pany to lay doWn a tramway across the ' Waterloo road, from
the north goods station into Victoria Duck, .subject to specified
-conditiona —granted ; of the Town Hall establishment were-
read and confirmed, -They contained little of interest. i .

TRIBUTE TO WILLIAM BROWN, ESQ • 1,1•1".
At the suggestion of Mr. T. R. J,fery, the report of the
special committee, appointed on the first instant to consider in
what way a suitable compliment. may be paid. to William
Brown, Esq , M.P., as a memorial of his munificence in
proposing to erect, at his own cost, a building fur the Free.
Public Library and Museum, was next taken up. The report
wasthen read. After acknowledging, in suitable terms, the
munificence of Mr. Brown, the committee recommended that,
as a tribute of public appreciation and respect, a portrait, by
-4 first class artist, and a marble statue of Mr. Brown should
be procured, at the expense of, the council, and that the first
be placed within the Museum, and the other in a niche of
St. George's Hall. (Cheers),
Mr. J. R. Jeffery said : In moving the confirmation of
these proceedings, I presume the council'would much prefer
that I. should say as little as possible, in order. that .our recog-
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ninon may be commensurate with the munificence of 'Mr.
,Brown: It was with that desire that the committee proceeded
to the discharge of the duty confided to them, and hence the
resolution read to the council for their sanction and approval.
The portrait it is intended to place within the precincts of the
building, as a matter of course; but it. was thought that no
matter what was done within the building, it would not be as
high a compliment to his munificence and well known liberality
and gsnerai character, as to have a statue to his memory
placed in a. niche in what way be fairly termed the peoples'
hall—St. George's Hall. (Sear, hear.) With these few
remarks, I would move the adoption of the report. (Applause.)
Mr. Alderman S. Holtue seconded the motion. lie said :
I trust in a case of this sort, that the thing will be done in the
graceful way in which this council should do it, for the
purpose of making it acceptable to Mr. Brown's feelings, and.
that it will be carried unanimously—(hear, hear) —as a very
graceful tribute to one who is conferring a great benefit on
the town, and performing a most princely act. (Applause.)
The report was adopted by acclamation, and the same cow-
mittee,appointed to carry out its recomtnendation.
The proceedings of the gardens committee were confirmed,