The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1852-02-17 00:00:00

RETIREMENT OF MR. CROMPTON

A letter was then read from Mr. Crompton, thanking
the Council for the uniform courtesy and kindness ex-
tended to him during the time which he had held the
office of assessor to the Court of Passage. Mr. Cromp-
ton added, that it would be a great gratification to him,
especially after so long a connexion with the borough, to
hear that the Council were enabled to retain the services
of a gentleman to whom much of the efficiency of the
Court of Passage was attributable. Without presuming
to offer any opinion on the matter relative to Mr. Venn,
it was right that the Council should know the manner in
which that gentleman had discharged the duties of detail
of the court, which were of such great importance to
suitors, and the discharge of which required much firm-
ness and temper. The solicitors of Liverpool were strongly
impressed with the manner in which these duties had been
performed. He (Mr. Crompton) had recommended Mr.
Venn to his present office, from his personal knowledge
of his qualifications, and he should be happy to learn that
the Council should not find it such a case as to call for
his (Mr. Venn's) dismissal, and thus the court be de-
prived of his services.
Before the Council rose, the following resolution,
moved by Mr. AvlsoN, and seconded by Mr. TouLmiN,
was passed unanimously :—" The Mayor having sub-
mitted a letter from Charles Crompton, Esq., stating
that a vacancy will in all probability occur in the office of
assessor of the Borough Court, by his elevation as one
of the judges of the Court of Queen's Bench, resolved,
that this Council desires to offer its congratulations to
Mr. Crompton on his elevation to the honourable and
important office of one of her Majesty's judges, an office
for which his great legal attainments pre-eminently
qualify him ; and also their sense of the very valuable
services he has rendered to the community, through the
long period during which he has discharged the duties of
assessor to the Borough Court."

The proceedingswei:e then adjourned to the following day

THURSDAY

The council met from the previous day's adjournment,
at eleven o'clock.
REPORT OF THE PAID OFFICERS COMMITTEE.
_. _ _

The report of this committee relating icTifte;alaiies of
the clerks to the justices having been read,
Mr. GODFREY begged to request the town-clerk to read
the resolutions relating to the appointment of clerks under
the magistrates.
This having been done,
Mr. Alderman BRAMLEY-MOORE said it appeared,
from what the Town-clerk had read, that the Council were
to provide fit and proper salaries, but not to appoint.
The TOWN-CLERK said that only referred to the clerks
to the justices. The Council were to fix and pay proper
salaries, the appointment of those clerks to the justices
being in the magistrates.
Mr. GODFREY moved the adoption of the report, and
the recommendation to dismiss the clerks, Messrs. Tas-
ter, Greenwood, Walters, and Ells.—Mr. BECKWITH
seconded the motion.

Mr. C. TURNER moved that the clerks be not dismissed,
and if the thing was of sufficient importance, let it be
referred to the Home Secretary.—Mr.Tmomsorr seconded
the amendment.

Mr. Alderman MooRE moved that the report of the
committee lie on the table. (" No, no.") He meant
that portion which was under consideration.—Mr. Alder-
man BENNETT seconded the amendment, which was car-
ried by a majority of 20 to 19.
The portion of the report of the paid officers' commit-
tee recommending the dismissal of Mr. Venn,_was read.

Mr. GODFREY Moved the confirmation of that portion
of the proceedings.
Mr. Alderman DOVER moved the following, as an
amendment :—" The Council having considered the re-
port of the paid officers' committee relative to Mr. Venn,
clerk in the Town -clerk's office, resolved ,—That the Council
regret that Mr. Venn should have acted contrary to the
resolution of the Council, passed on the 2d of January,
1843, relative to the clerks in the Town-clerk's depart-
ment ; but as the circumstances do not appear to call for
the severe measure of dismissing Mr. Venn, the Council
leave the case to be determined by the Town-clerk, who
is responsible to the Council for the whole of his establish.
ment."—Mr. Avrsorr seconded the amendment, which
was carried unanimously.
The MAYOR asked what course the Council would pur-
sue with respect to the remainder of the report ? (" With-
draw it altogether," " Read it," and laughter.)
Mr. GODFREY moved that the report be received.
Mr. Alderman DOVER seconded the motion, and ex-
pressed his regret at the absence of Mr. Bighorn, to whom
and to Mr. Godfrey a debt of gratitude was due from the
Council. (Hear, hear.)

Mr. Alderman COOPER moved, and Mr. JAMES TYRER
seconded an amendment, to the effect that the report lie
on the table.

The TOWN-CLERK, in reply to a question, said the re-
ception of the report did not amount to anything. A
motion that a paper lie on the table was generally meant
to be a mode of getting rid of a thing altogether.
The MAYOR then put the question, and the amend-
ment that the report do lie on the table was carried by a
majority of 16 to 11,—The Council then broke up.