The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1852-10-19 00:00:00

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MEETING IN ABERCROMBY WARD

Yesterday evening a meeting of the friends of Mr.
Bernard Hall, the retiring councillor for Abcrcromby
Ward, was held in the Plitenix Inn, Mount-pleasant,
and was numerously and very influentially attended.
Amongst the gentlemen present we noticed, Hugh
Neill, Esq., in the chair ; Jas. Procter, Esq., J. C. Gardi-
ner, Esq., R. Griffith, E,q., Thomas Muncastcr, Esq.,
Alderman Cooper, W. J. Waddington, Esq., and J.
Macnaught, Esq.
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Mr. 11-UGH NEILL, one of the representatives of the
ward, was called to the chair, and stated his regret that
the chairman of the committee being at present laid upon
a bed of sickness, and unable to take the chair, he had
to do so in his stead. Having read the requisition calling
upon Mr. Hall to come forward again, and passing a high
eulogium upon Mr. Hall's conduct since he entered the
council, he called upon that gentleman to enter the room.
Mr. Hall entered, and was received with great applause.
The Chairman stated that they were threatened with a
battle in the ward, for which it was necessary that they
should be prepared ; but he begged that under the afflic-
tion the gentleman in question was at that moment
labouring, having recently lost his only son, they would
speak of any changes of principle which he had made in
a kindly spirit.
Mr. HALL then proceeded to address the meeting, and
expressed his trust that he had always in the Council
done his duty, seeking only the good of the town. When
he looked at the vast interest in our commerce and in the
importance of the port, he felt that the office of member
of the Council was an onerous charge; and proceeded to
show, by statistical figures, the extent of the increase both
in the shipping and population of the town since 1830.
The candidate expressed his opinion in favour of Mr.
Samuel Holme's proposed improvements to a great
extent. It was desirable that attention should also
be paid to the sanatory condition of the town, and
reminded the meeting that, although they had lately
sewered about twenty miles of streets, there were still
about 100 miles left unsewered. He was an advocate for
religious education, and would devote himself to improv-
ing the condition of the town, providing parks, a plentiful
supply of water, and other objects. Referring to his oppo-
nent, Mr. Robertson Gladstone, who, it was understood,
came forward on political principles, he himself, although
he deprecated the introduction of the question of politics
into the Council, he must still hold fast to his own Con-
servative opinions, and especially by a determination to do
his utmost to repel the advances of Rome.
Mr. MLINCASTER briefly moved the first resolution,
recording the thanks of the meeting fur Mr. Hall's past
services, and for coming forward on the present occasion,
pledged themselves to support his election.
Mr. WADDINGTON seconded. he resolution.
Mr. Alderman COOPER eulogized, in forcible terms,
the valuable services which Mr. Hall had performed in
the Council, from his coolness and great business know-
ledge, unlike many gentlemen, who had gone into the
Council on Conservative principles, and afterwards turned
round again. Mr. Cooper referred to an occasion on
which this ward had nobly done its duty, especially upon
the school question, and unless extreme caution was used,
they might have to fight that battle again.
The motion was passed unanimously.
Mr. FORBES moved the appointment of the committee ;
and expressed his confidence that they could not get a
better member. Having enquired of Mr. Hall what was
the interest now paid upon loans, Mr. Forbes expressed
his opinion that, through the agency of the present Go-
vernment, by a loan, money to the amount of a million
sterling might be had at 2 per cent.
Dr. M`NAuGHT seconded the resolution; and, having
known Mr. Hall for the last 20 years, both at home and
abroad, said a man of greater probity and industry he
never met with. The speaker, referring to the necessity
of drainage, stated that he had a son now suffering from
the want of it, and he did not know whether he would
live or not. His son has sent a memorial to the authori-
ties to pave the street in which he lived, at Everton,
which he designated as the worst sewered town in the
civilized world ; but it bad not been attended to, and had
at length been postponed sine die. After a few remarks.
he concluded by seconding the resolution, which was
passed unanimously.
Mr. ALDERMAN COOPER remarked upon the speech of
Mr. Forbes, that they could never get money from Go-
vernment at 2or V, per cent. ; and attributed the defi-
cient sewerage in Everton, mentioned by Dr. M`Naught,
to a deficiency in the act of Parliament.

A vote of thanks to the Chairman was proposed by Mr.
HALL and passed unanimously, and after that gentleman
had briefly replied, and proposed a vote of thanks to Mr.
Gardner—who was at present unfortunately absent from ill
health—passed by acclamation, the meeting broke up.