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Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-02-10 00:00:00

in proposing this appropri2tior,

adoption of Mr. G. A

1.. Mackenzie's statemen

the Chairman also proposed the thanks of tt

to, Mr. Mackenzie for the great trouble he had takell
the management of the celebration ; and the chairrati
was sure they would all rejoice that it had been brougbj

to so succ

essful an iglu

never witnessed a person. mor

Maxwell said 11

active and energeti

the discharge of any 'fifty than their treasurer had
and he had therefor(

great pleasu

motion

mmHg
.celamation, and

—lt was carried witl,

A. Mackenzie ackmxmledg

,c 1 the compliment

The services of the secretor

ceived a flattering reco,

Mr. M'Bride,

On the motion of Mr. Maxwell, secondcd•, by

Darsie, it was unanimously resolved to tender the th3/1
of the committee to Major Greig, Mr. Newlands
and Mr. T. Dune

borough eat

'
the

of
engineer, for their efficient promotion of the succOu.o
gi" P 4,110
the celebration ; and the chairman said t would
the greatest satisfaction to convey to these, ffentletneil

f th'
high appreciation the committee ontertained

services

The Chairman then proposed a special vote of than.r,s
to Mr. W. M. Mackenzie, of the hall.. As Mr. Mackenroo
management had been impugned by a portion 0
cro.
press, it would only be gracious on their part to ~,„0
a step further and say that the committee had put ti1,%4
record their appreciation of his services as engineer ieb
superintendent of the hall, and that the confusion
occurred did not arise from want of efficiency on the rfore
of himself or those under his control. He had OW% to
great pleasure in moving the thanks of the committeol
Mr. W. M. Mackenzie. The motion was seconded oito
carried by acclamation ,• and Mr. W. M. Macke It
said that he felt much obliged for the compliment• beers
was of course painful to him that there should have boll
a disturbance, and that it should afterwards hay°. 10
referred to in the way it had been. What he did Oise
official capacity, as manager of the building, was t° P the
at the disposal of the occupants of the building f!rdlit
time being the rooms as they stood, to be used as tu°,oo
proper. The arrangements made on this oceasion.stioo
the same as at the meetings of the National Asoeitbiog
for the Promotion of Social Science, when ever,tat';
was considered so satisfactory ; but at the ball, ante 0'
ing a much larger attendance, he trebled the s' 00
attendants in the ladies' and gentlemen's cloakrooms. be
the morning after the ball, in going over the buildlbef
found in one cloakroom about thirty coats, and in 311 but
twenty-five all ticketed, and ready to be given aW3",
tIJ
they had not been asked for, and he inferred from _ ot
that the owners of them had gone to the cloakrolrooi
which the confusion took place, and had demanded 04
the attendants what had never been deposited there"
that the disturbance arose in this way. the
With a unanimous vote of thanks to the chaito3/b
proceedings terminated. tiatiae
It was stated dining the meeting that neg s;-:
holdingwere in progress for a fancy ball in al' Vt. ;
•
charities of the town ; and hearing this, )f r.
Mackenzie said lie would countermand the ordgjos oa
had been given for taking up the wooden 00 e 4.
Monday next.
14007
There yet remain at the hall, awaiting c"0-
about twenty hats, as.raany caps, half as many c.r cae".4'
gentlemen's boots and gentlemen's goloshes, a Pii.„l.o.
and an odd boot and golosh, the sight of vi"--o.ent'a'
feequently aiwested the question whether anyi;it,
man wOll 11 IT Mcu was aeon dancing at the