The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1839-11-26 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL

OPERATIVE PROTESTANT ASSOCIATION.
AT a numerous and highly-respectable MEETING of the
MEMBERS and FRIENDS of the LIVERPOOL
OPERATIVE PROTESTANT ASSOCIATION, held in
the Music HALL, Bold-streeet, on the Evening of FRIDAY,
the 16th instant,
The Rev. HUGH M`NEILE in the Chair.

The Report of the Society having been read, the following
Resolutions were unanimously adopted :
Moved by the Rev. Mr. MACKENZIE, and seconded by
the Rev. A. M`CONKEY,
Ist,—That the Report now read be adopted, printed, and cir-
culated, under the direction of the Committee, and that the
following Gentlemen be requested to act aS the Officers and
Committee for the ensuing year :

TREASURER.
Mr. John Leiters. `';
SECRETARY..
Mr. John Leatherbarrow.
COMMITTEE.
•
Mr. Adamson {Mr. M'Clay
Crisp Martindale
Dalton - Myers
Green Newton
Hayman Perris
Hunton Ray
Hayes Ratcliffe
Jackson Seddon
Kennerley Simm on
Leders Whatham
Leatherbarrow Williams
Leete Watson.
Moved by the Rev. J. R. CoNNott, seconded by the Rev.
B. A. MARSHALL,
2d,—That this Association, much confirmed in their views
of Popery's real character and ultimate designs, by the par-
tial discovery of the Ribbon conspiracy, and the other events
of the last year, are more than ever determined, in depend-
ance upon God's blessing, and thankful for the measure of
success already vouchsafed, to go on with the work they have
commenced; and call upon their fellow-townsmen, their
fellow-countrymen, their fellow-Protestants, to hesitate no
longer, to stand boldly forth in defence of their free consti-
tution—their Established Church, and their English Bible—
to replace and uphold, on a firmer basis than ever, the Pro-
testant ascendancy, the only safeguard of our lives, our-
liberties, and our National Religion.
Moved by Mr. LEATHERBARROW, seconded by Mr.
LEPERS, _ _ _

3d,—That the 4th Rule do stand as follows :—" That the
Association shall be under the control of one Patron, eight
Vice-Patrons, Secretary, Treasurer, and a Committee of
Management consisting of twenty-four, to be chosen annually
by it." And that the names of the following Clergymen be
added, as Vice-Patrons :
The Rev. Dr. Tattershall
„ F. Barker
„ H. Carpenter
„ D. James
„ B. A. Marshall
~ A. M'Conkey.
A Vote of Thanks to the Chairman was afterwards moved,
seconded, and carried unanimously.
JOHN LEATHERBARROW, Secretary.

LIGHTING AND WATCHING THE EXTRA-PA-
ROCHIAL PLACE OF TOXTETH-PARK.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Inspectors,
appointed by virtue of an Act of the third and fourth of
King William Fourth, chapter 90, for the purpose of carrying
into effect the provisions of the said -Act for Lighting and
Watching, are ready to produce their Accounts and Vouchers
for the past year; and that a PUBLIC MEETING of the
RATE-PAYERS will be held by those residing without the
boundary, and within the said place as described, viz., that
part which is bounded on the north or north-west by Dingle-
lane, east or north-east by Park-road, south or south-west
by the house, premises, and land lately occupied by John
Bunnel, but now in the possession of William Smith and
others, and from the south or south-west of such premises
and land to the River Mersey, the shore of the said river
being the boundary as far north as the premises and land
belonging to James Cropper, of Dingle-bank. There are also
included the house, premises, and land of Charles Tayleur,
and the house, premises, and land of Joseph Gibbons, as now
rated in the book of the Overseers, both of which are on the
east side of the Park-road, and opening into the Park-road ;
and the said Meeting will be held at the PUBLIC OFFICE,
No. 4, ST. JAMES-PLACE, on TUESDAY, the 3d December
next, at Ten o'clock in the Forenoon, for the purpose of the
said Inspectors producing such Accounts and Vouchers, and
for the Election of Inspectors for the execution of the said
Act, and for determining the amount of Money to be raised
for the purpose of the said Act for the current year.
JOHN WALKER,
Overseers.
HUGH DONALDSON,
ABRM. BELLIS, Assistant Overseer.
Toxteth-park, Public Office. Nov. 22, 1839.