The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1836-03-04 00:00:00

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he should, tage was with respect to the sum of £2,500. He
must again disclaim coming forward as Mr. Radchtfe's friend,
or as anylmdy's friend, btit as coming forward on behalf of the
public. lie thought they ought to ascertain what services were
required, and what was the amount they ought to pay for those
services ;. it was the only ground on which they could come for-
ward, and he thought the council owed it to him to take it on that
ground. The reason he p!oposed so large a sent was, because
he believed Mr. Lace's business was woad' that amount to the
partnership. If a counsellor had that sum, he believed that
they ought to have choice of the first solicitors in the town for that
amount. He did, in the hurry of debate at the last meeting,
say more than he was entitled to say, with respeCt to the pro-
fesSiou at large, Having many other respectable friends in the
profession, he could not say, or rather he did not ineap to say,
that there was no other man in the town capable of filling the
the office. But he did mean to repeat that Mr. Radcliffe was
the best qualified of all those they had the power of gaining,
and the only merchantable view in which they could look on
it-
was, front whom could they select the town-clerk? Some gen-
tlemen had spoken of Mr. Foster as the substitute for Mr. Sta-
tham. He thought those gentlemen who knew Mr. Statham
would think with him—he wished to say nothing about Mr.
Foster, save that he was no substitute for Mr. Statham—that if
his life had been, happily for his family, preserved, it would
have been the unanimous feeling of that council that he should
be retained. And Mr. Birch, when he talked about his," in-
terfering with the consciences and'drawing away the judgment
of the council," made use of rather hard words—it Was incon-
sistent with the straight-forward course he had ever pursued.
He would not attertipt to insult the judgments of the council by
trying to mislead them; it would be disgraceful in him to at-
tempt it, and an insult to the council to chi so. It had been
said that he made light of the pounds, shillings, and pence; he
begged to say that he did no such thing; he was not in the situ-
ation, either privately or publicly, to drake light of the pounds,
shillings, and pence. But he would- not look at the sa.vine'of
of 6s, .Bd, when he knew thereby that the public would perhaps
lose £6OO. "If he-were possessed of landed property, which un-
fortunately he was not, and wanted a bailiff; he would not offer
to a bailiff £lOO for his salary if •he could get him for
£5O; but he would rather give £lOO for a good bailiff
than £5O for one -who was good for nothing at all. It was
even the same in- their.kitchens.- If he could get a good cook
for £3O he would rather pay that than take a dirty slattern at
£l5. It had•been mentioned that Mr. Hall had only £lOOO a
year, and therefore that it was hard to give Mr. Radcliffe £2,500.
His own opinion was-that Mr. Hall was badly paid, and ought
to have more., However inferior they were in merit, it was a
fact that attorneys were better paid than barristers, and there-
tore if they would have a good attorney they must pay for him.
Then Mr. Shiel had spoken of the very extraordinary position
they were taking in giving to the- superior a large sum, and to
his assistant a small one. He would just put it to the good
sense of those present whether that was not their mercantile ar-
rangements; and whether having the advantage of a good head
to guide did they not render the assistant of less consequence.
It is therefore not so necessary that they should have a good
junior-partner, as it.was to have a very superior man at the head
of the concern. His friend, Mr. Smith, had spoken of the
judges, and they had £5,500 a year, and very light work com-
pared with the town-clerk. Then it was objected to pay a fixed
sum. He -honestly confessed that this was one of the great
merits of this scheme, that it did hold out the temptation to a
man to increase his emoluineut at the expense of the public. It
delivered hint from those temptations which they had seen had
been too often held but; that was the great benefit of this plan.
He felt obliged for the patience with which they. had heard him,
and concluded with supportirg the original motion.
The Mavon.—lt was now understood that the discussion was
cloSed. He would proceed to take the amendment. There ap-
peared for the amendment-33, against it 22. The following is
a list of the division:—
For the amendment.—'Messrs. J. Holmes, Hope, Logan,
Thornhill, Shiel, E. Smith, Tliornely, M`Gregor, Barton, 11.
Holmes, Mellor, Birch, Bolton, Hornby, Maxwell, Aikin, H.
Lawrence, Lassell, T. Elolt, Earle, Carson, Brocklebank, Cog-
lan, G. Holt, Sandars, Evans, {noon, Freme, Robinson, Stuart,
Booth, Jones, and Benn.
Against the amendment.—Messrs. Harvey, Walnisley, Raw.
don, Woollright, Rushton, Rathhone, Preston, Morecroft,
Blackburn, E. Cropper, Alison, Leigh, J. Cropper, jun., Jor-
dan, Duncan, Tayleur, Blain, Bulley, Barclay, Brown, T.
Smith, and the Mayor.
Mr. Councillor Butch then moved "that the Mayor commu-
nicate this resolution to Mr. Radcliffe after the breaking up of
this council, and that he be requested to state his answer to the
council on next Friday." Assented to.
Mr. Councillor HENRY LAWRENCE as it was now four o'clock
would move an adjournment.
Mr. Alderman STUART seconded that motion.

PAID OFFICERS COMMITTEE.
The MAYOR said that the next .report of the paid officers
committee was important; he thought they had better read it
and defer the discussion on it till the next meeting ; it would
be a step advanced.

REPORT OF THE PAID OFFICEhS COMMITTEE, APPOINTED THE
2GTH OF JANUARY, AND REAPPOINTED THE 3D OF FEB.
The committee, in their inquiries into the salaries of the
chartered officers, had been constantly met by the question of
coinpensat ion, and their report laid been consequently influenced
by it. That the department of the treasurer's office was so well
managed that they could not recommend any alteration. They
recommend that the present salary of the treasurer should be
reduced to £l5O per annum, and that he should give security to
the amount of £BOOO. The salary of Mr. John Sudlow to be
£250, and that of Mr. William Sudlow 4150 per annum. The
salary of the collector to be £lOO per annum. It was the
opinion of the committee that thearansactionsol the office could
be carried on by the treasurer, one clerk, and a collector. The
committee was of opinion that the surveyor should he a very
active, intelligent man, having an accurate knowledge of the
value of property; be capable of drawing specifications so as to
report on the same, to direct and superintend public works, and
to carry into.execution the plans of artists, and give bond not to
enter into business on his own account. The committee were
of opinion that these qualifications were not embodied in the
present surveyor; _but, in order to secure his scientific services,
shall have a salary of £5OO per annum, and superintend the
Custom-house till completdd, to be paid for his paper, and be
°allowed to :carry on business on his own account. That the
surveyor wOuld'reqiiire two clerks. at £l5O each, and an ont-
doorassistant. Mr. ()kill was an efficient officer—recommended
that his salary be £750 per annum, and to have a clerk at
-£l5O per annum.—Tlecommended that the salary of Mr. Corrie,
the receiver of the town dues, be £O5O per annum, and to pay
his own clerks. The number of public entertainments at 'the
Town-halt was stated to have been thirty—recommended that
they be reduced to one-half. That the allowance to the Mayor
be £l3OO, and that the carriage be continued. Recommended
that the keeper of the Town-hall be retained at £5O per annum,
his other emoluments being considerable; being altogether a
reduction in the salaries of upwards of £2OOO.
Mr. Councillor J. IlotsiEs then stated that he had received
letters from Mr. Foster, the surveyor, and Mr. Currie, the re-
ceiver of town dues, acquiescing is this arrangement.
Mr. Councillor RATHBONE then moved that the report be
taken into consideration on Friday (to-day.)
The council then adjourned, at half-past four o'clock, to...this
day, at eleven o'clock, having sat five hours and a half.

COMMERCIAL HIGH SCHOOL.—Mr. Tate, a gentleman who
for many years has devoted his attention to the education of
Youths whose future lives are intended to be devoted to com-
mercial pursuits, has issued a prospectus of a proprietary school
about to be established in Liverpool. The capital will be
raised 'in transferable shares of £3O each, and the financial
management of the school will be vested in a committee of pro-
prietors. Similar institutions have been attended with very
successful results in Wakefield and other places, and one of
this description is now actuiilly forming in Manchester. The
system of education intended to be pursued will comprise the
chief modern languages, the classics, mathematics, &c., with a
regular course of instruction ,on all subjects connected with the
laws, usages, and practice of British and foreign commerce.
AMPHITHEATRE.—Mr. Stirling's benefit, on Monday next,
we hope will prove, indeed, a benefit. He picks out a tempting
bill of fare. As a caterer for the public amusement, as an ac-
tor, and as a stage manager, he has thus a triple claim upon the
Liverpool public.
Liven THEATRE.—Mr. Melville and his bustling little wife
take their benefit on Monday. As old favourites, we trust that
they Will not be forgotten by their friends. •
SHIP LAUNCH.—A fine ship, built for Messrs. Heves, Lither-
land, and Co , will be launched to-morrow morning from the
building yard of Messrs. Seddon and Leadly, Woodside, North
Birkenhead. The launch will take place at half-past eleven
o'clock,

TOBACCO WAREHOUSE.—Our attention has been particularly
directed to the subject of an advertisement which appears in
another column, respecting this establishment. If it be here, as
is reported, that the planters have been made acquainted with
the enormous charges made by the persons alluded to, the mer-
chants of this town have no other alternative than that of mak-
ing the strictest scrutiny into the matter, and remedying the
grievances complained of, if any exist.

YANKEY DOODLE TAKING IT EASY.—OII Sunday week, the
brig May, belonging to Sir John Tobin, put back in company
with the Caledonia American packet, they having come in con-
tact. The May sailed on Sunday last, while the Caledonia did
not get away till Monday. The May discharged part of her
cargo, shipped v new foremast, and repaired her rigging, while
the Caledonia merely sustained a short damage in her upper
works.