Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-08-07 00:00:00

THE NORTHERN TIMES. LIVERPOOL, FRIDAY, AUGUST 7, 1857.

nothing offensive. (Hear, hear, from Mr. Turner.) He wish of the town of Liverpool, was, that this great question
understood Mr. Turner to mean that the statement was not should be settled by negotiation this session, bat it was
in accordance with his inten-ion ; -but he (Mr. Jeffery) stated by Mr. Jeffery, and admitted to be correct by Mr.
heard Mr. Turner state, in conference in London, that their Turner, that Mr. Turner wes opposed to negotiation.
opponents were not to he treated with in goof faith—that Mr. TURNER : I did not admit anything of the kind.
they had better not treat with then at all. Re would ask Mr. STEWART : Mr. Jeffery appealed to you, and I uc-
Mr. Turner, if he (Mr. Jeffery) were not putting the derstoocl you to admit that he was correct.
statement cerrecdy. Ms. Turner further said, that he Mr. TURNER: Mr. Jeffery appealed to me and I said
believed their case was so good and just that, if they fought nothing, because I was not allawed to make a second
their opponents to an issue, they would obtain that speech.
which they ought to receive, or succeed in throwing out Mr. STEWART: Then Ido not take Mr. Turner as
the bill. having agreed to it ; bat I know from what I consider a
Mr. LIVINGSTON: Every honest man will say the same good source of authority, that Mt. Turner was so thoroughly
Mr. J. R. JEFFERY continued: He never said that " convinced of the strength and' oodness of the cause, that
he was not an honest man, but he said their op- he won! 1 not nerociate with our opponents, but would
ponents were conscious that Mr. Turner was resolved, so meet them in the House of Lords.
far as he was able, to prevent ahy negotiation whatever Mr. TURNER: I must protest against having views at-
between the parties which could lead to an amicable tribnted to me, unless lam allowed to make another speech
arrangement. Now, only yesterday one of the counsel for in explanation. (Hear, hear.) I object, most strongly, to
their opponents said to him (Mr. Jeffery), " Let us have statements being made on my sentiments, I having spoken
no victory—pray melee an arrangement. It is not my upon the question, and, therefore, not being at liberty to
interest to induce you to arrange terms of peace. It is speak again. (Hear, hear.)
my interest, perhaps, in a pecuniary sense, that you should Mr. Srewertr said he understood from various sources,
make war, but I believe, no matter what side conquers, a that Mr. Turner was opposed to negotiation, and he
bitter feeling will remain which it will be very difficult to •htught still that there was a little difference of opinion
allay. Therefore, I ask .yoe to come to terms and make between Mr. Turner and the Council. If those matters
an arrangement." Now, that being the position of things. were settled, he would not have the slightest objection to
would they that day re-elect the only gentleman who seeding Mr. Turner again to the Duck Committee.
stood prominently before their opponents as a Mr. WOODRUFF contended that the four gentlemen
stumbling-block, and who had been the stumbling-block whose names were proposed, appeared in a very indelicate
throughout the negotiation-? If they elected Mr. Turner position, in voting for themselvea upon every division.
that day, it would be to say to their opponents that they (" Hear, hear," and " No, no.")
agreed with him, an .l that they would be a party to no ar- Mr. Cntrerow said as long as he had a seat in the Council
rangement. (Hear, hear.) He besought of them not to he would give his vote fearlessly. (Hear, hear.) It was
proceed further with the election, but if they were re- his belief that it was proper to send Mr. Turner to the
solved to do so, then they had better withdraw their depu. Dock Committee, and nothing any man could say in that
tation from Londe); for under such circumstances they room should prevent him from doing his duty. That was
would be powerless, and would leave Mr. Turner and his duty, and he would stop there to the last moment to
those who thought with him go and conduct the business vote, and he would not be dictated to by anybody. (Hear,
ther a Suppose they did cot elect Mr. Turner that day, hear.)
what would be the effect -? They had opened negocia- Mr. TURNER asked to be allowed to say a few words,
Hone, and if the Council adjourned to Saturday, they • but the Mayor did not think it would be in order to hear
hoped they would bo able to lty amicable terms before it, him.
which woull probably receive their unanimous consent. Mr. Alderman PARKER charged Mr. A. C. Stewart with
He now spoke of the terms which were submitted on having omitted, when he read the despatch from Mr.
Wednesday, and he could assure them that the deputation Jeffery on the previous day, to read the conclusion, which
were not prepared to accede to terms that would be said that " Turner must be turned out."
detrimental to the dock estate, any more than to the Mr. STEWART indignantly denied that any such words
Corpora I m of Liverpool. What damage could be sus. were contained in the despatch.
trifled by a short adjournment Et On the other hand great Mr. JEFFERY read the whole of the despatch, which was
dam ge would be sustained if they proceeded to the —" It is very important that there should be no Council
election that day, and for the reasons which he had to-day. Let it be a count-out. Keep the members out of
stated. Under other circumstances, he believed Mr. the room; then let a requisition be presented to the Mayor
Turner would be unanimously elected, but it could not for a meeting on Saturday. I hope something will be
be so on that day. Mr. Turner should have settled to-day."
been in London on Wednesday, and by his absene he Mr. PARKER withdrew the accusation.
paralysed the proceedings of his legal adviser. He believed Mr. BERNARD HALL defended the conduct of the four
their opponeats would close their case that morning. It gentlemen who voted for themselves, and stated that on
was intended that the Dock Committee's proceedings should one occasion Mr. Woodruff voted for himself, as alderman,
be then first entered on, and he believed he was right in (Laughter.)
stating that it was intended Mr. Turner should be the first Mr. GRAVES expressed his regret that the longer the
witness put into the chair. But be that as it might, every question was discussed, the more it narrowed into a
member woald agree with him (Mr. Jeffery) that no' pro- personal matter. He denied, in an eloquent address, that
ceediags, on behalf of the Dock Committee, should be the commercial interest of the town was opposed to the
conducted in London without the presence of the chairman interests of the Corporation, and pointed to the fact that a
of that committee. (Hear, hear.) Mr. North's proceedings petition, siened by about 3,000 merchants, bankers, and
were therefore paralysed by Mr. Turner's absence. And others, had been presented hi support of the rights of the
what might be the consequence of that ? Why, if the Corporation.
Corporation were not ready, it might be supposed that, as Mr. Satero maintained that Mr. Turner did not possess
in the Commons, they had withdrawn from the contest, the confidence of the majority of the Council. It was not
and the committee would be called on to come to a con- usual in deliberative assemblies for gentlemen to vote for
elusion. What, then, would be their position if the bill passed themselves. It was true they had a right to do so, but it
'in its present form ? The (lock estate would take over the was a right not usually exercised. The divisions of that
Birkenhead estate at cost price ; but in the bill there was a day and the previous were eighteen to nineteen generally.
clause which gave a parliamentary title to the Great Western According to the common usage, striking out the votes
Railway Company'a claim for a lease—a claim which, if of the four gentlemen who voted or themselves,
granted, would be the most damaging thing that could there would be found a majority of three
occur to that portion of the dock estate called the Birken- against them. (Hear, hear.) Would any man pretend
head Docks. (Hear, hear.) Then what was Mr. Turner's to say that that was a vote which ought to be satisfactory
duty on that occasion ? (Hear, hear.) He would leave to the minds of gentlemen so circumstanced. He demanded
the Council to answer the question. Mr. Jeffery then to know if the gentlemen who had come down from Lon-
pointed out that by the bill, if passed, they would only don did not come in consequence of a telegraphic despatch,
receive the paltry compensation of £600,000 for a revenue
telling them what had taken place, and that it was of the
of £150,000 a year, and observed that it would be a loss of
utmost importance they should be in Liverpool that day to
£700,000 as compared with the arrangement attempted to vote against the adjournment? •
be come to. He eu'ogised the services of the Town Clerk, Mr. Alderman CooPER said, as one of those referred to,
who, he said, during the last four months had not got he had not como down for that reason..
four hours rest each night, so employed was he with their Mr. SHEIL said he did not ask whether it was for that
businers; and concluded by calling oa the Council to reason Mr. Cooper came down. Its asked whether such a
adjourn, telegraphic despatch had not been seat up to them ?
Mr. TOBIN said he was desirous to follow the course No answer was given to this question, so far as we could
marked out by Mr. Jeffery, and to avoid entering upon any hear.
part of the question which might be considered dangerous. Mr. Slam said, Mr. TURNER had taken so much pains
Their proceedings were all sent forth to the world, but in telling of his own purity, and of the extraordinary
nothing was heardof the proceedings of their opponeats. exertions he had made to defend, protect, and forward the
But when misrepresentation were made—he did not say interests of the town, that one almost felt inclined to doubt
wilfully—when mis-statements were made, be thought it it, (Laughter.) He wondered whether Mr. Turner had
was obligatory on him to endeavour to aut matters right, ever real Peregrine Pickle. There was a story in that book
and with that feeling he felt called upon to make some of two ladies travelling together, one of whom was not
statements, as well as to reply to one or two remarks made the most perfectly pure, but during the whole of
by Mr. Jeffery. Mr. Jeffery had stated that the depute- the journey, sha never ceased for one moment to aninead-
tion in London, would be powerless if they were to re-elect vert in the strongest terms upoa the conduct of other
Mr. Turner, and that the deputation might as well return People, and to declare how pure and immaculate she was
to Liverpool. Now, so far from that being the fact, it herself. (Hear, hear, and laughter.) The impression
appeared to him—and he was present in London during which come to the mind of the hearers, when a man
most of the discussions—that the desire of the gentlemen made such protestations, often was that he .had great
of the deputation was, that Mr. Turner should come up to difficulty in persuadieg himself of the truth of his state-
London, with thelnembers of the Dock Committee, int- meats. (Laughter.)
mediately. That did not appear as if the deputation would Mr. BANNER centen led, that nothing of what had
be powerless if Mr. Turner was re-elected. (Hear, hear.) happened would have occurred if Mr. Turner had in the
It appeared to him that many of the arguments used by Mr. first instance gracefully acceded to the proposal for
Jeffery were entirely damaging to his own course of pre- adjounment.
eeeding. (Heir, hear.) Mr. Jtifery stated that Mr. After some farther discussion the motion for adjourn.
Turner ought to have been in London the previous day— went was put, when there appeared :
that the opposition of the dock trustees to the Conservancy For the adjournment—Aldermen Benn:tt, Preston,
Bill could not be carried on without the presence of their Dover, and Gardner; Councillors Crosthwaite, Stitt,
chairman—that Mr. North, the solicitor, was paralysed by Stewart, Sheil, Woodruff, LE tydock, M•Gaffie, Gedfrey,
his absence: Mr. Jeffery asked if the fate of the bill S'eains, Butner, Fernihough, Johnson, J. R. Jeffery,
depended upon Mr. Turner's presence; what would be his Kitchen, Hodson, Mellor, and Beckwith-21.
position supposing it became the law of the land in his Against the adjournment —The Mayor • Aldermen Chil.
absence. All this, surely, proved most clearly, if anything ton, G. H. Horsfall, Parker, Robinson, Mayor;
Houghton,
could, that it was their bounden duty, as a council, to elect Toulmin, and Hohne; Councillors Tyrer, Turner, Living-
Mr. Turner at rnce to the Dock Committee, in order that stone, G ayes, Wagstaff, Lawrence, Shand, Brancker,
that body might have their recognised head, their chair- Tobin, Farnworth, Robortson, and Hall-21.
man, to represent their estate in parliament. The dock The Mayon gave his casting vote against the adjourn-
trustees were opponents of' the bill ; and if their solicitor, went.
Mr. North, was to be paralysed by the absence of Mr. Mr. TURNER asked what the Council now wished him
Turner; then he asked, was it the duty of the Council to to do ? In what situation did they wish to place bim ?
continue him in that paralysed state, or to give him a They had heard what was quite true, from Mr. Jeffery,
chairman to consult with on the prrceedings ? It ap- that he ought to be in London that day—that.he ought to
peered to him that nothing could be clearer than that have been there the previous day. He felt, however, that
Mr. Turner ought to be in London ; and after the pro- under the circumstances, he could. not ga up to London
eeedings which had taken place, could Mr. Turner proceed as tho representative of the Dock Committee.
to London as the chairman of the Dock Committee? It Mr. ROBIN3ON said that after the expression of opinion
had been stated by Mr. Jeffery that probably the first wit- which had been given, he should consider it indelicate for
ness called by the Dock Committee would be Mr. Turner him to vote at all in any other dividion upon the subject.
himself. What would be his position upon being put into Mr. Toneer said it was quire clear that no result could be
the box? He would be asked, "Are you the chairman of alaineh. If a certain number of gentlemen were deter-
the Dock Committee—do you represent that body ?" He mined that they would proceed to move successive adjourn-
must say, "I am chairman of the Dock Committee, legally mente day after day, it was quite clear that although the
speaking, perhaps; but the Corporation having misgivings other side might have repeated victories, yet no possible
in reference to my being a suitable person to go down and result could be reached. Ile thought that an unfortunate
take a seat there, they have refused to re-elect me." I, state of things, and one which cast somewhat of a slur upon
what position would Mr. Turner then stand, when he ap- municipal institutions. (Hear, hear, and " No, .no.")
peered before the House of Lords ? Any influence he However, as it was now stated that there was not the
might otherwise possess, as chairman of the Dock Corn- slightest want of confi tepee intended to be conveyed to
rnittee, in opposing that iniquitous bill,would be entirely Mr. Turner, he thought it better that the Canned should
destroyed. (Hear, hear.) Mr. Jeffery had stated that if adjourn until Saturday. (Hear, hear.) What it was
the bill passed the Corporation would receive but £600,000, which was to occur between that day and Saturday to
and would suffer a loss of £700,000; and if there was any relieve all objection and difficulty, he did not know, but
inference to be drawn from that, it was that me. Turner under the circumstances he hoped the Council would
would be in favour of such a confiscation of the Corpora- agree to that course. (Hear, beer.) Ha therefore moved
Lion property. But he (Mr. Tobin) could say distinctly— that the Coancil do adj ,urn until Saturday.
having been frequently in London during the proceedings Mr. TURNER hoped that gentlemen would clearly under-
-that no man had stood up more for the rights of the stand, that when they assembled on Saturday, they would
Corporation, with reference to the Town Dues, than Mr. not again be met by any motions for adjournment.
Turner. (Hear.) It had been alleged the previous day Mr. Baciewtme said he would give no pledge to that
that the interests of the Dick Committee and the Corpo- effect.
ration were antagonistic. But, as he had shown the Mr. TURNER said, although no pledge was given, he
previous day, the Dock Committee unanimously approved hoped there would be a general understanding that when
of the terms which had been agreed upon, as it were the Council met on Saturday it it ould be for the despatch
under comp lsior, by the Corporation, as to the amount of of business. (Hear hear.)
£1,500,000. Any man must see that if lee were asked Mr. JEFFERY hoped Mr. Turner would, in the mean-
whether it would be better for his own interests to pur- time, agree to go up to London, and act as chairman of
chase property for £600,000 than for £1,500,000, there the committee.
could be but one answer. But the Dock Committee, like Mr. TURNER said he could mot, with any sense of self.
s'raightforward and honourable men, stated at once, that respect, consider it consistent with his duty to himself, or
although as an abstract question, it might be for the to the office he held, and still had the honour legally to
interests of the dock estate, they were not desirous, and hold, c msent to act as chairman of the Dock Committee,
would not be parties to receiving any advantage at the Fx- while his election was still undecided.
pence of the Corporation. (Hear, hear.) They declared that At this moment a telegraphic despatch was put into the
they would be no parties to the confiscation of the property baud of his Worsh Mayor, who immediately rose
of the. Corporation, and he believed a very much larger and read it to the cos Council. It was as follows :
amount of compensation would have been cheerfully ac- TELEGRAPHIC DESPATCH.
coded to by the dock estate if it had been so directed by Committee (of House of Lords) have just come to the
the B tard of Trade. (Hear, hear.)
following resolution : 'That the Committee will not take
Mn STITT urged that the responsibility of any injury
which might arise from the discussions which had taken up )n themselves to adjudicate upon the case of the Corpo.
place, should rest noon those who had originally opposed ration of Liverpool in respect of the Town Dues, and the
the adjournment. He contended that the statements made alleged rights to apply the income thereof either in whole
by Mr. Jeffery jus ified the course which the supporters of
tee adjournment were now taking. or in part to purposes other than the maintainance and
Mr. Alderman COOPER stated that there was no objection improvement of the port. The Committee, therefore,
whatever it the minds of the deputation in Landon to the will not sanction the transfer of such Town Dues to the
re-election taking place the previous day. He remarked that ' trust proposed to be created by this bill, without some pro-
the object which was dreaded was such a discussion as that vision that shall secare to the Corporation such fair and
which Lai taken place, and which made the Council the
laughing-stock of the public, equitable compensation as may now be agreed upon by the
Mr. A. C. STEWART thought it very strange, that while parties, or that siren leave the question of compensation to
all the members of the deputation present appeared to be determined by the decision of a Court of Lair, upon the
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agree, that it was desirable there should have been no primary settlement of such rights, and the liabilities
Council whatever the previous day, the telegraphic,
despatch which came down from the Town Clerk, stated that attaching thereto." Keep the Council together for the
certain business was to be done and no more. It would present.
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seem that the deputation was not quite unanimous. If Lend applause followed the reading of this document.
the Council had been made a laughing-stock it was the , Mr. JEFFERY hoped the Council would now do justice to
conduct of Mr. Cooper's party, who opposed the first the gentlemen who thought with himself, and who
adjournment, which bad made it so. (Sear, hear.) The thought it prudent to send the telegraphic message

yesterday. He thought there could be no doubt whatever
that that resolution was arrived at in consequence of a
communication made the previous day, among other com-
munications, to the B)ard of Trade. ff not a single word
had been said the previous day, more gratification would
be fe!t at the reception of that despatch than could be felt
now after such a warm debate.
Mr. TYaER desired t) say that the deputation consisted
of three members of the Doc r Committee,
Mr. JEFFERY : If you say one, word more, Mr. Tyrer,
I shall state what occurred yesterday. (Hear, hear, and
laughter.) I shall make a clean breast of it, if you say one
word more.
Mr. Alderman Trouts said, it was with a knowledge
that these negociations were pending►, and a desire that
nothing should occur in the Council which could show to
their opponents the slightest difference of opinion, that he
was anxious yesterday that the Council should adjourn
without any discussion. That was his sole reason, and he
trusted that when they met on Saturday there would be no
more adjournments, bat that they would be all prepared,
as he would be, to vote for the four gentlemen who had so
honourably and manfully performed their duties at the
Dock Committee. (Hear, hear.) He could only now echo
the sentiment of Cobbett, and say, " Thank God we have
a House of Lords." (Hear, hear, and applause.)
It was then agreed that the election of D ock Committee
members should be postponed to Saturday next at eleven
o'clock.
The Council proceeded with the ordinary business:
The proceadins of the Watch, Courts of Law, Markets,
Education, and Gaol and House of Correction Committees
were read and confirmed, without any discussion of im-
portarce.
During the reading (f these proceeding:l, a second
telegraphic despatch from Londort was received by the
Mayor, requesting that the Council woull re-assemble at
eight o'clock at night.
HEALTH C)MMITTEE.

The proceedings of this committee were read. They
comprised, "Recommendation that the borough engineer
do prepare plans for proposed public offices and other im-
provements in Da'e-street." " Recommendation that the
Council direct a prosecution to be instituted against the
parties who have committed indictable offences in connec-
tion with the Necropolis."
The first recommendation was confirmed.
Mr. Slum moved that the second recommendation be
confirmed.
Mr. BECK WITH seconded the motion.
Mr. Alderman BENNETT : Has it been properly consi-
dered ?
Mr. BECKWITH : It has.
Mr. Alderman BENNErT: where will it end,' both as
regards cost and character? I do treat we shall hesitate
before we take this step.
Mr. WOODRUFF: The Health Committee maturely con-
sidered the q restion before they male this recommendation
to the Coined. (Hear, hear.) There is not a gentleman
present who is not aware of all the circumstances that led
to the investigation by the Health Committee—not one
present who is not aware of the gross indecency perpe-
trated at the Necropolis—(hear; hear) —not one present wbo
will be bold enough to get up and say that the parties who
have been guilty ought not to be punished, as an example
to others. Are we the tribunal to allow such parties to
escape punishment ? Is the Health Committee, or rather
the Town Council of Liverpool, to be the first to get up
and deliberately try to whitewash those men, be they who
they may, who have permitted such a state of things to
exist? We shall be the scoff and bye-word of the com-
munity if we attempt to do so, and will deserve the dis-
grace that should attach to such an act of infamy. (hear,
hear.) We would be worse than the men guilty of such
acts if we attempted to screen them. It has been proved
that proceedings took place at the Necropolis which were
prejudicial to the public health. It has been proved that
they interrea bodies in single graves, and then, when
the relatives had turned their backs, pulled the
bodies up, and cast them into a common pit.
It has been proved that they afterwards dug out those
common graves where thirty or forty bodies had been
buried, and re-sold the ground for new graves. Is that a
state of things von can permit, or yeeticre the propriety of
such a prosecution ? The Health. Committee have taken
the greatest trouble in the matter. They have takon t-11
the evidence and laid it before counsel, and they have
counsel's opinion that a prosecution will lie. I am not
sure whether the parties were not named, but they were
advised that a posecution will lie. I wish to remind the
Council that a large meeting of the friends of those whose
remains were so desecrated took place, and that if they had
not received the strongest assurance that the guilty parties
would be brought to jastice, he would not answer for the
consequences. Public decency has been outraged, and I
trust the Council will not set a bad example by screening
the Offenders. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. J. R. JEFFERY thought this was a most important
question, and that they wanted information to enable them
to come to a right conclusion. It was a question
with him whether they were the tribunal to judge
of what had been done or what had not been
done. It was a question with hi m . whether they
were the parties to prosecute. The property was
private property. Individuate were interested, and it was
a question whether such individuals should not prosecute
their interest in a court of law. If a pro•ecution would
lie, it appeared to him that the government were the
parties who should take it up. It was they issued the
order in council, and if that order was dis obeyel, and the
government did not think fit to prosecute, was it theirs (the
Council's) duty to become the public prosecutors in the
ca,e, and place themserves in a most inviduous position ?
He should like to know the law of the case.
Mr. Borax./ assured the Council that the subject had
bean mast fully considered by the committee, and that they
had taken counsel's opinion on the matter.
Mr. C. TURVEIt asked if there was any precedent for
such a prosecution? It behoved them to consider how
they began a prosecution of the kind.
The DEPUTY Tower-Ceaux (Nle. Hughes) replied that
he did not know of any prevalent bearing on the case.
The act of Parliament for regulating burials within the
borough of Liverpool was referred to the care of the
Health Committee. They took proceedings to put down
all nuisances, and punish the parties guilty of offences
against the sanitary acts; and htpresumed this case stood
in the some position.
Mr. PtcroN should like to see the case put to counsel.
That there had been offences committed against public
decency there could be no doubt, but it was a serious
question what stand the Council should take in the matter.
He would suggest that it be deferred for a month.
Mr. JOHNSON said the Committee were guided by their
Lew-Clerk in the matter.

Mr. BANNER concurred with Mr. Picton, that the matter
should be deferred.
Mr. HALL said that undoubtedly gross outrag,s had
been committed, and it would be a great misfortune if in
such a glaring case an step was taken by the counsel.
He for one would vote for the prosecution, beleving that
they would alike a great mistake if they were lenient in
the matter.
Mr. FERNIHOUGFI said they would lay themselves open
to censure, if they shrinked in the matter. He was not
inclined to flinch, because, if there was one thing to be
abhorred more than another, it was the violation of the
remains of their friends, and the throwing of their bones
about like those of dogs. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. Alderman PARKER thought they ought to b 3 a little
merciful, and that nothing would be gained by going to
the extreme penalty of the law.
Mr. ANDERSON agreed with those who recommended
caution.
Mr. Alderman Iforma said :they should first ask, had
an outrage been committed ? Had public decency been vio-
lated ? There could be no question about that. An
offence had been committed, and if it was indictable the
parties ought to be prosecuted. If it was not the duty of
the Council to prosecute, whose duty was it? It- would
be a bad case for those individuals whose friends had
been disinterred and cast into a charnel house, if the
expense of the prosecution were thrown on them. He
looked at the matter with impartial eyes ; and, as he be-
lieved it was the duty of the committee to move in it, he
should most reluctantly give them his support.
Mr. Sum, said that nothing but an imperative duty
could have induced the Health Committee to recommend
the prosecution.

The recommendation was then pet and carried nein
con.

The general proceedings were then confirmed, as were
also those of the gardens' committee.

CHURCH EXPENDITURE COMMITTEE.
The proceedings of this committee were read. They
comprised—" Recommendation to appoint Mr. W. G.
Bodily, assistant pew opener in the gallery of St. Michael's
Church, al the wages of 2s 6d per week." " Recommen-
dation to authorise repairs to St. Michael's-.estimated
cost £250."

The first recommendation was rejected on a division.
The other proceedings were confirmed.
The Council adjourned to 8 o'clock.
THE EVENING surrlNG.
The council re-assembled at eight o'clock, in the concert-
room. In addition to the members present in tile day, and
others, Mr. James Heinle, who had just arrived from
Lcn ion, entered the room. The Mayor took the chair.
Mr. BRANCKER said, as the business they had to transact
that night was of a very peculiar character, he thought it
very desirable for the interests, not only Of the council,
but of the whole community wham they repres?nted, that
the council should now resolve itself into a committee.
He therefore moved a resolution to that effect.
Mr. ANTHONY seconded the motion.
Mr. BECKWITH: I presume you mean by that, that the
reporters ba requested to withdraw ?
Mr. BRANCKER The motion carries that along with it.
(Rear, hear.)
,The motion was then carried unanimously, and at the
request of the Mayor, the reporters withdrew.
The council having resolved themselves into a com-

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mitten, they proceeded to consider the proPosainllil: tl
had been made by the deputation in London, r,O-tise
settlement of matters in dispute on the Mersey
vane), Bill, and unanimously agreed to stIPIV,".4
deputation. On the motion of Mr. Picton, seconded Plt
Beckwith, Messrs. Chas. Turner, T. D. Anderson, et ,
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and Robinson were then:unanimously re-elected mem
of the dock committee. t.
to