The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-11-10 00:00:00

Providence had, la former days, tried the virtue of our fa.
thers ; that we are fallen upon times, and men, and measures
in which principle is sacrificed to expediency, and the wel-
fare and prosperity of the nation to the love of place and
emolument ; that the " standing orders and principles" of
the Church of Rome are now ripened into a full, well-orga-
nised, and daring system of aggression and encroachment
Upon our Protestant church and state; and that Popery and
whiggery, and malignant radical dissent, are leagued toge-
ther, to rob us of our chartered rights and privileges, and to
erect Romish ascendancy upon the ruin of the Protestant
religion in this great country. (Hear.) It is, therefore, sir,
our bounden and imperative duty to be up and stirring, to
rouse from our lethargy, to awaken from the torpor of in-
sensibility, and seek, in the aid of confederacy and associa-
tion, the means of the national safety and protection. It is,
therefore, sir, our duty as Protestants, as true and sincere
Christians, to strengthen our spirits, and animate our cou-
rage and resolution, by the contemplation of the noble ex-
amples of firmness and constancy, of patriotism and devo-
tedness, to the principles of the glorious reformation, in
defence of which our fathers burned at the stake and bled
on the scaffold, and which they have transmitted to us
as the best and dearest inheritance they could bequeath
to their posterity. (" Hear, hear," and loud applause.)
The good old Church of England has been shamefully de-
serted by her hollow friends, who have loved .the wages of
unrighteousness, and followed the example of Balaam, the
son of Bazor. The Church of England now stands alone,
nd, thank God, she is able to stand alone. She has wea-
thered many a storm. She has survived the wreck of ages,
the revolutions of empires, the fires of Smithfield, and the
bloody atrocities of the Marian persecution. Yes, sir, she
has outlived the. earthquakes of civil commotion, and the
Perishable, shortlived, and blood-stained triumphs of malig-
taut Puritanism ; and, with the blessing of God. neither the
gates of hell nor the powers of darkness shall ever be able to
Prevail against her. (Loud applause.) lam aware. sir, of
the industry that has been and is still employed, and of the
Untiring eelbrts that have been made, and are daily making,
bY the advocates of the Church of Rome, and with what zeal
the imposture is echoed and circulated' by a whit'-radical
Popish press, to persuade the people of this great country
that Popery is altered, and that it is no longer the monster
of bigotry, persecution, and intolerance, that it was in by-
gone days. Do .not suffer yourselves to be misled by the
Misrepresentations of an hireling press. I tell you, Pro-
testants of Liverpool, that Popery is unchanged and un-
changeable. I ask, without fear of contradiction, is not the
Church of Rome, wherever it is predominant, a persecuting
church ? And do not her essential. principles naturally pro-
duce intolerance? Political considerations, it is true, may
restrain, and modify, and soften down the general tendencies
of the system, but what is the principle of the canons, and
councils of that church ? Does not the Church of Rome
deny the right of private judgment? And does she not con-
sider any instance of deviation from her creed as heresy, and
all without her pale as schismatics ? And are not heresy and
schism, according to the impious language of her councils,
Mortal sins, which, if unrepented of, will secure the inevitable
damnation of those who commit them ? Has not the Church
of Rome always employed, when'she could, the power of the
civil magistrate, to assist her in carrying into execu
aces of her ecclesiastical courts? Hence the well-known
;e, " to deliver to the secular power," by which the
isfer of her victims is made. And has she not most un-
Ily recognised and established the principles of per-
.cion in the decrees of her general councils? Is it not
-ie of the principles of the Church of Rome, that, the most
solemn oaths are binding only so far as they tend to.promote,
and may be broken without scruple when they interfere, with
the temporal and spiritual interests of the church ? Is it not
°rile of the standing orders of the Church of Rome, " that no
faith is to be kept with heretics," but, on the contrary, if the
good of the church require it, that it is lawful to murder them
lest they may destroy the souls of the faithful by their poi-
,
knous and damnable errors ? Does not Popery plant in the
YerY errors of society a despotism encroaching invariably and
llndefatigably upon every other power which exists on earth ?
Ild where it is acknowledged by any state to be the estab-
shed religion, have not all its efforts and energies been
exerted with unvarying success, for the subjugation of the
state to its own policy and councils ? Where is the country
Of Modern Europe, where the Popish priesthood has been for
very long period invested with the authority and privileges
4 an established church, that its constant and uniform
;Lim has not been the acquisition of political power ?
The character of popery has ever been the same, grasping,
!nibitious cruel, treacherous, and blood-thirsty. Look at
o!tin the palmy days of its ascendancy, and in the height of
iff supremacy, deposing princes, trampling upon the rights
, kings, and alienating subjects from their allegiance to
leir lawful sovereigns ! Look at it in the reign of the eighth
<wry, mean, temporising, and rapacious • triumphant, per-
secuting, and intolerant, in the reign Of Mary ; restless, plotting, and rebellious ender Elizabeth ; wholesale assassins
.'ll the time of James the First; and destroyers of liberty in
that of James the Second. Look at it manifesting the same
sgenius and disposition in the reigns of George the Fourth
td our late king ; and look at it now in Ireland, notwith-
r`Landing the concession of what is falsely termed Catholic
tAanemation, in 1829; not content with equality, but agitat-
!lt for a repeal of the legislative union, threatening a dis-
'emberment of the empire, if justice be not done to Ireland,
nd unequivocally declaring, that, by justice to Ireland, it
Likens a separation of the two countries, and the complete
and exclusive government of that country by the Roman
„ntholies. It was thought, sir, nay, the most solemn pledges,
toe most impassioned assurances were given to Protestants
1,1 the advocates of that measure, that emancipation would
theism-that healing measure, a panacea for the evils of
it would reconcile two antagonist religions—
t'mit it would introduce peace and tranquillity into Ireland,
ut an end to all jars and jealousies, and heart-burnings,
'tween that country and this—that it would make te peole
4 anon of brothers—that it would be the bulwhark and
esecurity of the established church in both divisions of the
.a
the the Roman Catholic hierarchy would return to
clergy,
proper sphere of their duties, and issue circulars to their
WergY, to dissolve their unhallowed connexion with politics,
.141 to 'withdraw their countenance and support from all
°Kitators and demirgogues—that the Romish altars and pul-
tPits would for ever cease to be the arenas of political dis-
ussion, and that no sound would be heard in future in the
that
chapels, but the healing voice of Christian charity—
uat the Roman Catholic brethren would become dutiful
aroi 1
- loyal subjects to a Protestant government—that the Irish
11‘)eastlintry would become peaceable and industrious—that it
airrlau Procure respect and attachment to the persons and
;14 alai Procure
of the Protestant clergy, preserve their houses
(s.anP-:°Perties the dagger
and themselves and their
1,7,..i! s trolls the dagger of the midnight murderer and ruth-.
?I_`, assassin. But, alas ! sir, the hopes and expectations of
cuotestants haye been disappointed—all these pleasing illn-
ens have vanished, and I am afraid, for ever. (Hear, hear.)
Let the repeal of the union, and the final separation of the
ts,
d-0 counties take place to-morrow, would that tisfy the
emends of Mr. O'Connell and the priests No,sa sir, the
neat demand would be the restoration of the forfeited
!ettates• Let them be given up, would that satisfy the de-
is,Lands of Mr. O'Connell and the Irish agitators
;a1„11°_, monasteries and.nunneries must be rebuilt, the church
nds restored to
.the
_See of Rome, the Saxon heretics be,
101tsherl anti totally extirpated from Ireland, and Popish
remacy once more re-established upon the ruin of the 4otestant religion. And now, sir, were all this accorn-
Vshed, I ask, would there, then, be peace and tranquillity
hi' Ireland ? No, sir. They would be glad to get the Saxons
ilttsk, again to keep them from murdering each other.
Dr '.B much to be lamented, that the chartered rights and
tOvdeges of the Irish municipal corporations, together with
'_e coostabulary force of Ireland are already le the actual
r *session of Mr. O'Connell and the radical party !
ilit.do sir, had it not been for the firmness and determined stand
at l'qc House of Lords,—(applause)—the hereditary advisers
Oa, the crown, the ruin and spoliatiOn of the protestact ;church
reland would have been effected long before now by the
s‘;,"gs in concert with the lawless agitators and demagogues,
it hiave unfortunately but too long ruled the destinies of
s 4 Unhappy country. Had it not been for the firmness and
a,"stancy of the ancient. bulwarks of the constitution, the
41'41 of tho legislative union, and the final separation of the
fop° countries, would have been effected before now by a re-
-414W House of Cpmmons, composed of ruling popish radi-
th 4, and infidel architects of ruin. Had it it not been for
14:stability of the pillars of the Corinthian capital ofpolished
tll 'etY, and the firmness of the hereditary supporters of the
lkL:ule, the restoration of the forfeited estates would have
sp 4, long before now, awarded back from their present own-
-4 11_3Y the irresistible voice of the seven millions. Yes, sir,
h.lue powerful arm of that fierce and savage democracy,
14 !eh Mr. O'Connell now wields, and with which he swears,
tar,'"
VP:enittele of hisower, and in the pride of his ascend-
I. to annihilate protestantism altogether ie Ireland, and
etirpate, root and hraitch, the still lingering remains of
114`slarieg faction, The Lords, by their firmness and virtue,
qs saved the constitution from the encroachments of de-
isderany, rescued the empire from the horrors of civil war,
h ;Meted our apprehensions of anarchy and blood. The
tliePos, by their firm and manly conduct, have earned for
tsistcdla4oselves oselvesan imperishable fame and glor, and have
an eternal eternal claim not only to the gratitude of all the
ettnng moral worth and excellence in the nation, but to the
riti'eno and gratitude of futurity. (Cheers.) All true and
theecre lovers of rational liberty have reason to rejoice, that
Dime is another tribunal in this great and complicated ern-
gest' to guard the constitution from the often dangerous and
of to
measures of the House of Commons. The friends
Oiler and rational liberty have rather reason to rejoice,
ik‘j the dissolution of the present ministry has been delayed,
14 their morals have been ripened to that maturity of cor-
,sem, at which the very worst examples cease to be con-
Nv°4B- The friends of the constitution and of monarchy
lq_reesop to thank God, that the retreat of the present ad-
illtalStratiott, and their fall faimn power 'have been deferred,
tree whiggerY and papacy have so completely developed their
1/414 characters, and exhibited themselves in such hideous
q .tiggravatd features,
virtuou as to prsoduce a general confederacy
h,g that is good -and in the community, to hunt
ia4e monsters from the land, and shame them for ever from
t 4 etY• The mind really sickens and recoils at the scenes
tsdPnblic depravity, of personal baseness, and moral turpi-
tir:',of characteristic drivelling and incapacity, of destruc-
Watuity almost universal, which have passed before our
ke. i'
not in dramatic representation only, but in sad and la-
homtable reality, since the present Whigs were called to the
Netrnment of this once happy and flourishing kingdom.
kw dissolution of the present ministry and their fall from
i"fisher Cannot be far distant, and when that happy and long
tld hour shall have arrived their names shall rigt be shel-
lila ffotil infamy, by sneaking out of life and shrinking into
~ Nion • I eta not come here to excommunicate the church of
ttee' No,'l mai' not so ungenerous or unmanly. lam
'toti;lrne here to night to bring charges against the church of
(1t) c Which I cannot prove and substantiate. No, but I
IS? here to night, to tell the protestants of Liverpool that
attheY is unchanged and unchangeable, that its principles
Nts,,tanding orders are the same now they ever were, and
4 01" Y will continue to be the same, until the predictions
ks4toPliecy shall be fulfilled in the fatal catastrophe of the
tilis„.(4, sin, and final extermination of the papal anti-
,apt' ' whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his
tits "s and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming."
nter ir, until the " mystery of iniquity" he completely
44ated from the earth. Not only my reord, sir, of past
!til4 ~.' hut every day's experience, demonstrate the
thenidisput-
-I,l"._lit melancholy truth, that pOpery is ever same---
t. 'IV,' eudem.
lsii rev:gentleman then proceeded to detail the persecu-
atltagi which he and .a dear friend had been subjected by the
i,s`te.tii:es, which was listened to with the most marked
)"11rt i°ll, and he concluded a speech of nearly an hour long
,Itaist the loudest applause, at 20 minutes to twelve. The
'Itill:,!i°11 which he proposed was, the appointment of the
b;Plia't,tee for the ensuing year.
11,,,p.i 1,-
wARV. MR. Ann.s,•N briefly seconded the resolution,
raira ~Se carried unanimously.
ti7let,'"'IlAIRMAN Chen gave the three watchwords of the
iti.,s,'", rfainelY—" Church. extension," "Scriptural educe-
ith'll enli'd " Protestant ascendancy," which were received
rOsh-,t,uusiastie cheering and waving of handkerchiefs, after
,%tile,,LciP doxology was sung, the blessing pronounced, and
bock ling separated in the most orderly manner at twelve

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INFLUENCING VOTERS

Th.
tAcli following-
copy of a letter from a canvasser in the whig-
-siij4tt° 1 interest has been handed to us for publication. The
t4te Ara P thepossession of a gentleman who will mit hesi-
t
eti t °uce it to any respectable party who may be dis-
thk ° doubt its genuineness :-
40,,14t-,44„51u,—1f von can give the bearer employment at any
V, v—en if youlave nothin for him to do, try to fi9d i
' ' I Fill i.ust to keep. him on until. the 2d November is over,
Iw. ' find something for him after that.—Yours truly,
(Signed) JAMES ALDERSEY•
0tt,41 he l. a . y
z,,..g a to bee ou,
4840•

were held for their non-allegiance to faction. (Hear, hear.:
What, although the town might return such men as Mr.
Sands and Mr. Hodgson, men who were fitting representa•
fives at the direction boards of railways and of banks ?
these gentlemen standing thus high in the estimation of the
town, had been the very men who had been excluded from
the committees. (Hear.) Was this exclusiveness and par-
iality, or was it not? (Hear.) But what had been the ef-
' all this ? Why, with all' their gOvernment influence,
Jeer municipal influence, their aldermanic influence ;
.nd though last not least, their committee influence;
,hear, hear)—they now found themselves in the posi-
tion—which he thanked God they were in to-day--of be-
ing a majority of the exclusives certainly, but a woful mino-
rity of the elected. (Hear.) And what now was the charge
they themselves brought against the electors? In the year
1835 they were pure, honest, unsullied, and enlighte.ned ;
but in 1840, when acts which had gone forth from that coun-
cil chamber had brought them into disrepute, the electors
were corrupt, bribed, and bigotted. (Hear, hear.) He beg-
ged pardon for going thus far into detail, and he would now
forbear. But he would ask what were the qualifications of
the gentleman whom the majority of the council this day de-
lighted to honour ? Were they that he held political opinions
which were at variance with those held by the great majority
of this great community? Were they that he entertained
religious opinions which were certainly not professed by
nineteen-twentieths of the inhabitants of this vast commu-
nity? Was it set forth that his mercantile position was such
that he was the only man fit to fill the civic chair in this
town? If these were the arguments urged in favour of that
gentleman, he (Mr. Bushell) would ask whom he and those
with whom he acted opposed to them ? They opposed to
them a gentleman who stood high in the estimation of every
one who knew him ; whose political opinions eminently fitted
him to occupy the chair, and to preside over the deliberations
of a council the majority of the elected in which was purely
conservative—(cheers) ;—whose religious opinions were such
as peculiarly fitted him to preside over the destinies of a
constituency decidedly Protestant—(much applause) ;—and
whose great wealth, although, like Mr. Gladstone, he thought
wealth was not to be compared with character, was expended
in the best direction. These qualifications he trusted would
have great weight, even with some of those who differed po-
litically with Mr. Leigh. With these views, and entertain-
ing these opinions, he (Mr. Bushell) called upon those mem-
bers
of the council who were not bound by the clique which
assembled at the Angel, who were left to give an unbiassed
vote, and whose opinions were unshackled, to fulfil the duty
for which they had been sent into that chamber, and to bear
iu mind that they were not the representatives of a faction,
but the representatives of the town at large. Let them con-
sider how the " liberal" majority in the council was consti-
tuted. Had they not flown in the faces of their constituents '
by electing more than one-half of the aldermen from the re-
jected of the people? Would they then bring an unjust ma-
jority to bear against the wishes of the people. (Hear.) If
they did so they were the intolerants and the bigots, who
having liberality eternally upon their lips had nothing like it
in their hearts (Applause.) He once more called upon
those who were riot bound by the faction at the Angel, to give
Mr. Leigh the support to which, from his character and
qualifications, he was entitled at their hands. He was no
bigot in politics ; he was no waverer iu religion ; and, there-
fore, for the sake of good feeling, which ought to be hell
dear by every honest and upright mind, he hoped the
exclusiveness which they themselves condemed in others, and
the bigotry which they disclaimed against, would cease to
exist in that chamber, by electing for the chief magistrate a
man who had qualifications not to be surpassed by any gen-
tleman in that council. (Applause.) One word more and
he had done. There was a motto often quoted by the libe-
rals of this town, and perhaps by others too. He trusted that
that small party whom he had been addressing,—those who
still remained free to act for themselves without the factious
motives of those who led and governed the majority—he
trusted, he said, that that party would bear in mind the
motto—" Fiat justitiat, ruat ceelum." Mr. Bushell then
resumed his seat amidst much applause.
Mr. ISAAC HOLMES rose amidst some cries of "vote,
vote," but through perseverance he obtained a hearing. He
said he could not say he was astonished at hearing Mr. Bol-
ton proposed as the next mayor, because the fact had been an-
nounced eleven days ago. He supposed, indeed, that Mr.
Bolton was elected at that very time, not, certainly, by this
council, but at the Angel, or at the Reform Association, or
probably by the Protector Society. (Hear, hear.) Now,
when the announcement was made so long before of who was
to be the mayor, it was a proper topic for enquiry, what was
the degreeof influence exercised upon the council and by whom.
(Hear, hear.) The majority in that council were really in a
strange situation; but it was a situation in which individuals
and countries had often been placed--they had called in the
aid of mercenaries, and afterwards became the slaves of those
whom they had called to protect them. (Hear.) In like
manner he feared that the party which ruled in that council
were the servants of their Protectors. (Hear, hear.) It had
been stated, as one of his claims on the mayoralty, that Mr.
Bolton had manifested a great degree of public spirit. In-
deed ! One of the instances of his " public spirit" was a
public opposition to the town dues, whereby he put the town
and corporation to the expense of nearly £30,000 in their de-
fence. (Hear, hear.) When Mr. Bolton was not in the
council, he considered it improper and unjust to levy town
dues ; now that he was in the council, and a candidate for the
mayoralty, he considered it quite proper to levy them, and
even to increase the salary of the individual who had been
the great instrument in retaining them. (Hear, hear.) On
the church question, too, a great sum was expended—a sum,
he thought, amounting to £lOO,OOO, and Mr. Bolton was one
of the chief causes of that expenditure by the corporation.
Were these, he would ask, claims to be urged on the council
for that gentleman being elected mayor ? (Hear.) He
thought not ; indeed he considered that the " public spirit"
which Mr. Bolton had manifested, so far from being service-
able, had been detrimental to the interests of the town and
of the corporation. (Hear.) But there was another reason,
for which he considered he should not be doing his duty to '
himself, and to those who had elected him, if he did not pub- I
licly oppose the election of Mr. Bolton. Mr. Bolton was
one of the first to vindicate the manner in which the commit-
tees were composed—not that he had used language at which
he (Mr. Holmes) ought to take offence. He, indeed, had
not, but other individuals had. If those individuals would
but give him satisfaction out of doors, he cared not what lan-
guage they used, but they would not—
Mr. R. V. YATES rose to order, contending that Mr.
Holmes ought not to be allowed to use such language.
The MAYOR called Mr. Holmes to order.
Mr. BOLTON asked Mr. Holmes if he meant his observa-
tions to apply to him ?
Mr. HOLMES replied, certainly not. Mr. Bolton had far
more sense than to use the language to which he (Mr. H.)
alluded; but at the same time, he certainly had been a party
to the act which excluded himself and others from the differ-
ent committees. (Cheers.) That conduct, he considered,
was exhibited only to gratify the malignant feelings of some
individuals who had been displaced from their seats at that
council. It was au insult to the wards which had elected
them, and it was hypocritical in those gentlemen who pre-
tended to have objections against meeting those individuals
in committees whom they had formerly met, to advance the
reform or liberal interest. On this point, however, he should
have more to say when the committees were formed. He
should not now dwell further on this question; but he would
say to the individuals opposed to him, and who were still the,
dominant party, that a little more modesty would become
them. (Hear, hear.) It it had not been for the partiality of
the aldermen last year the numbers would have been more
equalized, and the feeling of the town having been manifested
so clearly in the last two elections, it became the dominant
party to pay some deference to that feeling. He hoped,
therefore, that the business of the council would be con-
ducted with something like liberality during the ensuing
year, that there might be something like union and concord
with each other. (Cheers.)
Mr. COGLAN next addressed the council at considerable
length, declaring that if the tories had been in power, they
would certainly have elected aldermen of their own way of
thinking, as the reformers had done. It was unfair to charge
it as an offence against there:, that they had removed the late
town-clerk, because they had a right to choose their own le-
gal adviser. What Mr. Bushell had said with reference to
the magistrates, he did not hesitate to say was a libel upon
them, unless he named the particularindividuals to whom he
alluded.
Mr. BUSHELL said he would name them.
Mr. COGLAN proceeded to observe that one gentleman had
stated that Mr. Bolton had been chosen by a certain clique,
in consequence of his religious opinions. Now, be (Mr. Cog-
lan) did not expect that in the year 1840, in this enlightened
period, and from the intelligence of the gentleman who made
the remark, any parallel would be drawn between the religi-
ous opinions of one man and another. The law of the land
had given to Mr.' Bolton as good a right to fill the office of
mayor as Mr. Leigh. Mr. Holmes had stated that Mr. Bol-
ton had been appointed mayor eleven days ago. Now, he
(Mr. Coglan) interfered in the affairs of the council as actively
as any member, but, upon his honour, he knew nothing of
who was going to be proposed, till this morning ; and he
believed that no such arrangement as that described, had ever
been made.
Mr. ISAAC HOLMES observed that Mr. Coglan must not
have been quite active enough, as it was notorious through
the town that Mr. James Brancker, at the Mayor's dinner,
had proposed Mr. Bolton's health as the future Mayor.
(Hear, hear.)
Mr. COGLAN concluded his address by stating that for 25
or 30 years there had not been a more public spirited man
than Mr. Bolton.
Mr. EARLE wished to make a few remarks upon the ques-
tion. He should not have taken any notice of the speech
of the gentleman who seconded Mr. Leigh's nomiation, if it
had not smelt so strongly of the lamp. It was studied in
every respect; and he (Mr. Earle) should not be surpised,
if Mrs. Bushell had had to sit up all night while her husband
was preparing it.
Mr. Busimee rose to explain, when
Mr. HUGH HORNBY called him to order. The Council
could not allow him to speak more than once upon the
question. If he really wished to explain or to correct any
expression he had used, he was entitled to be heard, but if
he rose to defend himself against any charge he was out of
order.

ELECTION OF DOCK COMMITTEE-MEN.
The MAYOR stated that it was necessary for the council to
elect two members of the dock committee, in consequence of
the retirement of Me. Segar from the council, and the resig-
nation by Mr. Robertson Gladstone of his seat in the com-
mittee.

Mr. LEATHOM proposed that the vacancies should be filled
up by the eleCtion of Mr. Aikin and Mr. Sands.
Mr. BENN seconded the motion.
Mr. ISAAC HOLMES said that as 12 out of the 13 members
nominated by-the council were radicals, it was a very unfair
proportion for the party. He moved that Mr. Wood should
be a member of the dock committee.
Mr. WOOD declined to serve.
_ _ •

Mr. IsAA.c HOLMES then consulted with his friends, and
was advised to make no further amendment.
The motion of Mr. Leathom was then carried.
MAYOR'S ALLOWANCE.
The Mayor's allowance was fixed, as heretofore, at £2OOO.
subject to a deduction of £7OO. towards defraying the expen-
diture of the town-hall establishment committee.

APPOINTMENT OF OFFICERS.
The officers who hold their situations by annual appoint-
ment were all reappointed, with the exception of the bellman,
into whose conduct the Mayor is to make inquiry, and then
decide whether he shall be reappointed, or a fresh officer
chosen.

STANDING ORDERS.
The TOWN-CLERK then read over the standing orders, to-
gether with a new one which he had drawn up for the approval
of the council. This new standing order was to the effect
that no resolution or recommendation of the council should
be rescinded or varied at a subsequent council, except on a
motion made on notice, which notice should specify the ob-
ject, and refer to the resolution to be rescinded or varied.
After a long conversation with respect to the propriety of
confirming the new Standing order without time having been
allowed for consideration, the council went to the vote.
There were for postponement 37, tor immediate confirmation
35. At the suggestion of the Town-clerk, it was then de-
cided that the whole of the standing orders, together with
that now proposed, should be printed, and taken into consi-
deration at the next monthly meeting.

ELECTION OF COMMITTEES.
Sir JOSHUA WALMSLEY said, that previous to entering on
this portion of the business, it would perhaps be better to
introduce a motion which he intended to make, namely,
"That it be an instruction to the committees, that at the last
meeting of the council in the present municipal year, a return
be furnished by them to the council of the number of meet-
ings which have been held, and of the number of meetings
which have been attended by each member of the committees,
respectively." He thought it would be in the remembrance
of the council, that about two years ago he proposed a similar
motion, which was then rejected, he believed, because it had
a retrospective, as well as a prospective view. He thought,
however, that it was due to themselves and to the public, to
furnish their constituents with a knowledge of the way in
which members attended the committees.
Mr. MELLOR seconded the motion.

Mr. SMITH observed that such a return as that would
be unfair to the hardest workers on the Watch Committee,
namely, those who attended daily duty, whilst it would be
favourable to those who might be termed the amateurs, or
those who attended the regular meetings.
Mr. BIRKETT thought it would be unjust to many of them
who had seats on other boards. He, for instance, was a
member of three committees of the highway board, and as a
churchwarden, of four sub-committee, and if he were put on
two or three committees of the council, it would be very un-
fair to judge of his labours by such a return as that proposed.
If he were put on any committees, he would do his best ; but,
being already upon seven, it was impossible that lie could
attend them as others might.
Mr. H. HORN BY quite concurred in the propriety of the
motion made by Sir Joshua Walmslev. He really could not
see that the arguments used by Mr. Birkett were at all ap-
plicable. What they wanted was, to see how members of com-
mittees attended to their duties. If Mr. Birkett had to attend
other committees than those of the council, he might
fairly allege that to he public for occasional neglect, and it
would be received by them as a legitimate excuse. If, how-
ever, Mr. Birkett had duties totally incompatible with those
of a councillor—he (Mr. Hornby) did not think such was the
case—he should'not have excepted the of4ce. He (Mr. H.)
had also various duties to perform ; but he did not allege that
as an excuse for not performing his pubic duties. When he
found that he could not attend to those, he would resign his

Mr. EVANS said, that if the arguments of Mr. Birkett
were good for anything, they went to show that he was al-
ready sufficiently occupied, and should not have come into
the council. (Laughter.)
Mr. COGLAN had no objection to the motion; butif it were
passed, it would place him under the necessity, provided his
health continued during the current year as it had been du-
ring the past, of publishing a bulletin of his health, in order
to excuse his absence from committees.
Mr. HODGSON should approve of the line proposed, if he
thought it would answer the end in view. Though he had
not hitherto been allowed to participate in any committees—
a grievance of which he did not personally complain, though
he thought it was highly disrespectful to the constituency
which he represented; yet he must say, that the mode of
making returns was no criterion of efficiency. There were
many men who would be chosen, not for their regular at-
tendance, but for the able way in which they discharged their
duties ; and there were many men, who, though they might
be found, nominally at their posts, were of no use when they
were there.

Mr. SHIEL supported the motion, as did Mr. Bus HELL,
and, after Sir Jos. WALMSLEY had replied, it was carried.
APPOINTMENT OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.
Mr. W. W. CURRIE said, in pursuance of the course which
had been adopted hitherto in the formation of the committees,
it devolved upon the chairman of each, for the past year, to
propose the members for the ensuing year. In that capacity,
he took the liberty of now offering himself. He would first
read the names of the finance committee as they stood on the
Ist of November, then the alterations which had taken place,
and lastly the manner in which he proposed the committee
should be constituted for the ensuing year. The constitution
of the committee last year met with the cordial concurrence
of the council, and the same principle which was then adopt-
ed in its formation had not been lost sight of this year. Mr.
Currie then read the names of the old committee, and said,
that in place Of Mr. Blackburn he should propose Mr. John
Holmes ; of Mr. Pilcher, Mr. H. Lawrence • of Mr. Ros-
kell, Mr. C. H. Jones; and of Mr. Bolton, ?Mr. Alderman
Freme.
Mr. ISAAC HOLMES thought that, in order that the com-
mittee might be settled in a manner consistent with the pre-
sent constitution of the council, there should have been a
conference between Mr. Currie on one side, and Mr. Glad-
stone or Mr. Lawrence on the other. Mr. Holmes then
contended that four-thirds of the committee ought to be
conservatives.
Mr. H. HORNET said the constitution of the council now
was thaee-fifths reformers and two-fifths conservatives, which
was exactly the constitution of the finance committee as pro-
posed by Mr. Currie.
Mr. CURRIE added, that he had spoken to Mr. Case, Mr.
Leigh, Mr. Houghton, and Mr. Lawrence upon the subject,
all of whom expressed their perfect satisfaction with the con-
stitution of the committee.
The names proposed were then put separately by the
MAYOR, and the following are now the finance committee :
W. W. Currie, John Holmes, R. Houghton, J. S. Leigh,
J. Moon, J. Thornhill, H. Hornby, T. Case, G. H. Law-
rence, J. N. Wood, E. Harvey, Sir J. Walmsley, H. Law-
rence, C. H. Jones, and W. P. Freme.

Mr. BUSHELL said, he had merely risen to explain, and
in doing so, it was impossible but that he should take some
notice of the observations which had been made by Mr.
Earle. They were totally uncalled for.
The MAYOR : Mr. Bushell, you will please to confine
yourself to your explanation.
Mr. BUSHELL : If you had been pleased to check Mr.
Earle when he was making that gross and uncalled for allu-
sion which caused me to rise, my explanation would not
have been called for. But the bane has now Fone forth, and
must have its antidote. (Cries of " Chair.' ) I trust, sir,
that the courtesy I have always received from you, and which
you have invariably shown towards those who think and act
with me, will be extended to me. We are quite willing to
give you all the credit you deserve for strict impartiality in
discharging the duties of your high office ; and I trust on
this your last day, you will show towards me the same spirit
of impartiality which you have always shown before. I say
then, sir, that the remarks of Mr. Earle were uncalled for,
that they are unjust, and that they are contemptible. (Great
uproar.) I will stand here a week but I will be heard. (Re-
newed uproar.)
The MAYOR : I call you to order, Mr. Bushell. In speak-
ing of any gentleman in the Council, you must confine your-
self to proper language. I cannot permit you to speak of the
observations of any gentleman as contemptible; and if you
say, that you will stand there a week but you will be heard,
youon.) please,. IVIr. Mayor,
but I w
I must take the means which will prevent you, if you persist
in that determination.
Mr.
Y (Much
mayuoh f
o do o n as
os
Mr. EARLE said, he intended to make no improper Bilul besil heard.
obser-
vation, but if he had, he was ready to answer for it.
Mr. HUGH HORNRY spoke to order, maintaining, that a
speaker had no right to address the chair twice. Order hav-
ing been, restored by his remarks,
Mr. BUSHELL concurred in the remarks of Mr. Hornby,
and he beggad to explain, that in his observations relative to
the bench of magistrates, he had used, or intended to use,
these words—that some of those who should have been the
protectors of the law had been breakers of the law, and had
made others Protectors. If there was any breach of order
in that remark, he left it to those to whom it applied ; he had
brought no charge against the whole bench of magistrates,
and if he were called upon for his reasons for the observation,
he should be prepared with them. (Applause.)
Mr. ROBINSON, in reference to what Mr. Coglan had said
about the Town-clerk, observed, that if the conservatives
came into, power, he for one should never think of removing
the Town-clerk.
The votes were then taken. When the mayor called Mr.
Bolton's name,
Mr. BOLTON expressed a wish not to vote.
The MAYOR reminded Mr. Bolton of the rule, that he
must either vote or leave the room.
Mr. BOLTON then said, he should feel it necessary to de-
part from precedent which had been made in higher quar-

The TOWN-CLERK then read the duties of the committee
for the information of the members. ,

APPOINTMENT OF THE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE.
Mr. BARCLAY said, that in the place of Mr. Jones, !rho
had been appointed to the finance committee, and Mr. Horn-
by, who had expressed a wish to retire, he proposed to sub-
stitute the names of Mr. R. B. B. H. Blundell and Mr. D.
Hodgson.

BIRKErr asked whether it was the intention of the
majority in that council to exclude any, and if so how many,
gentlemen on the other side from the committees.
The MAYOR knew nothing about whom it was intended to
propose, until he heard the name ; but every member of the
council was competent to propose, either by way of amend-
ment or original motion, any one whom he might think fit to
perform the duty.

Mr. BIRKETT did not wish to object unnecessarily ; but
whilst the committees were being gone through, he wished
to take care that none were intentionally left out.
The MAYOR said it was not in his power to answer the
question.

Mr. SANDS repeated the question in a different form, and
Mr. BtitxuTr also put it again.
Mr, M'Kss said they had no right to ask it. They had
no right to inquire what had passed at the Angel.
Mr. EARLE.—We might just as well ask what has passed
at the Conservative Association.
Mr. ISAAC HOLMES contended that the question ought to
be answered, because it might be intended to propose some
other individuals than those named by the chairman ; and
by this means the council would be enabled to judge whether
those who had been inimical to the majority were to be
passed over.

- Mr. EVANS protested against time being occupied in such
questions. (Great uproar.)
The MAYOR said it was impossible that they could be an-
swered ; but when any name was proposed, it was compe-
tent for any gentleman to move an amendment upon it.
11,1 r. COGLAN said, that to his knowledge there was no
understanding who were to be the members of the different
committees.

Mr. BARCLAY then proceeded to read the names. He
first proposed the name of Mr. Thomas Booth.
Mr. ISAAC HOLMES, seconded by Mr. TOULMIN, moved
that the name of Mr. Birkett be substituted.
Mr. HENRY LAWRENCE said that course, if adopted,
would be objectionable. If Mr. Holmes would withdraw
his proposition, he would take a course, when the next com-
mittee was proposed, which would answer all the purposes
sought for.
Mr. HOLMES assented, and the amendment was with-
drawn. The committee was then agreed to as follows
B. Barclay, W. Earle, T. Booth, E. Evans, H. It. Sandbach,
J. Platt, J. Woollright, R. B. B. H. Blundell, and D.
Hodgson.

ters—he meant in the case of voting for a Speaker of the APPOINTMENT or TEE WATCH COMMITTEE.
House of Commons. He always considered such votes in-
Mr. THoaNUILL read over the list of the whole committee
sincere, and should therefore vote for himself.
and of twenty-five names which he intended to propose.
For Mr. Bolton.—Aldermen Shed, Booth, Hornhy, Ros- Mr. CASE hoped that the Council would allow him tc
kell, Leathom, G. Holt, Jones, Benn, Earle, Moon, Evans, withdraw his name, that his health was so indifferc '
Barclay, Bally, T. Holt, Freme, Harvey, and Councillors could not attend.
J. Holmes, Quayle, Thornhill H. Holmes, Mellor, Aikin
Bolton, Priestley, Woollrigl;t, Bright, Hornby, Yates,, Morecroft, Slater, Coglan, Platt, M`Kee, Jordan, Currie,
Mather, the Mayor-37.

Mr. Smint proposed th
substituted instead of M
lllr_f-T T

For Mr. Leigh.—Councillors Hodgson, Isaac Holmes,
Houghton, Copeland, Case, Blundell, Wright, Toulmin , name being proposed, he should move an amei.
Barton, Sands, Cooper, J. Lawrence, Robinson, Birkett, ' Mr. Isaac Holmes be substituted.
•H. Lawrence, Wood, Procter, Gladstone, Bushell, Kilshaw, Mr. THORNHILL read the name of Sir Joshua Walmsley.
Rigby, Jones,_ G. H. Lawrence, Leigh, Smith, Harbord-26. Mr. H. LAWRENCE said, Sir Joshua would understand
Absent.—Councillor Sandbach. his motives for moving the amendment.
For Mr. Bolton • 37 Mr. BIRKETT seconded the amendment.
For Mr. Leigh 26 Mr. H. HORNBY said, the whole difficulty might be got
rid of if Mr. Holmes's name was substituted for Mr. Case.
Majority for Mr. Bolton ll Mr. H. LAWRENCE intimated that that would satisfy
Mr. BOLTON was then conducted to the chair, when, having him, and that he would make the proposition on Mr. Case .s
made the usual declaration, he addressed the council. He
begged the council would receive his sincere thanks for the name being read. Mr. THORNHILL then read twenty-four of the names, and
honour which they had conferred upon him in electing him was about to read the twenty-fifth and last, when
as the chief magistrate of Liverpool for the ensuing year. It Mr. H. LAWRENCE protested that faith had not been
y kept with him.
was his anxious desire to act with faithfulness and impartialit
in the fulfilment of the duties which devolved upon him. In Mr. THORNHILL.—There are 24 names now, and I move
that council some allusions bad been made to the prominent that Mr. Kilshaw be the 256. (Uproar.)
part which he had taken in two important local questions, Mr. GEORGE Horir stated that Mr. Lawrence had an-
and, he trusted, he should be excused if, peculiarly situated nounced that when Mr. Cases's name was called he should
as ho was, he might advert to them. It was only to declare, propose that of Mr. Isaac Holmes.
that, in neither, did he seek to procure any personal interest Mr. LAWRENCE strongly complained of the breach of
or any exalusive Privilege for himself. If, when the Town faith towards him.
Dues Ques'

,AWRENCE hoped that would be withdrawn, as
he should propose a gentleman who was supposed to be ob-
noxious, and let him take his fair chance

On the first
ndment, that

,cion was agitated, every- mercbant had possessed
the same equal rights and privileges, he should not have been
one in the contest. As regarded the question of the endow-
ment of the clergy, if it had been for the good of all denomi-
nations, instead of for the one only, he would not have applied
for an injunction to stop it. In both cases, the impelling
motive with him it was the extinction of monopolies.—
Throughout his life he had hitherto endeavoured to act justly
and conscientiously towards every human being. In dis-
charging the office to which he had, through their kindness,
been elected, he was determined to act by the same rule, and
he should also endeavour to profit by the excellent examples
of those who had preceded him. He hoped to have the kind
indulgence and support of the council to assist him in presi-
ding over their deliberations. He could add, with truth,
that in his conduct in the council he had, to the best of his
ability, exercised his judgment upon all occasions, for he did
not consider that he was under an obligation to follow the
dictates of any man, as every vote which a man gave ought
to be the result of conscientious conviction. Once more
thanking them, he would call upon them to proceed to busi-
ness, of which they had much before them.

The AlAnoß said his understanding of the matter certain'
was the same as Mr. Holt's.
Mr. COOPER spoke to the same effect, and Mr. THORNUIL
said he had omitted Mr. Case's name because the council ha
excused him from serving.
Mr. SMITH and Mr. H. LAWRENCE shewed that this sur
position_ was groundless. (Great confuAion.l

LAJL11:1:,101.1.)
Mr. HuGri HOR.NRY said it was most desirable, as they
were sent there to perform the public business next year,
they should discharge it harmoniously. It must not be for-
gotten that the conservatives now formed a large portion of
the council, and it was quite absurd to expect to keep them
from their fair share of business. (Hear, hear.) Such was
not his intention, and he believed it was not the intention of
those with whom he acted. He was anxious that they should
have their share of duty. They had been sent there by their
constituents, and whatever might be the opinions of those
constituents the council were bound to respect them. (Hear)
With regard to the appointment of Mr. Isaac Holmes, which
appeared to be the love of contention, that gentleman had
been moved by Mr. Lawrence and seconded by Mr. Sands ;
and he (Mr. Hornby) put it to those with whom he acted
whether it would not be wise to consent to the proposal.
(Hear, hear.)
Mr. EARLE declared that he would not act in committee
with Mr. Isaac Holmes. He was not bound to state his
reasons there, but he would state them elsewhere if called
upon. (Great uproar.)
Much discussion followed of a very uproarious character,
in the midst of which, Mr. Rigby was proposed and se-
conded by Mr. BRIGHT and another, as the 25th member cf
the committee. The MAYon. having decided that that mo-
tion must be put, an amendment was moved to the effect
that Mr. Rigby be allowed to retire, he having expressed a
wish for that purpose. The rotes were taken on this question.
For Mr. Rigby's retirement, 43 ; against it, 15 ; majority, 28.
This being considered decisive of the main point, no farther
opposition was offered to the appointment of Mr. Isaac
Holmes. The following is now the constitution of the Watch
Committee :

Sir Joshua 'Wilmsley, W. Earle, Jos. Cooper, Jas.
Mellor, Richard Harbord, J. Woolwright, C. Bushell,
R. V. Yates,Thos. Robinson, Geo. Quayle, Thos. Morecroft,
Jas. Lawrence, Wm. Slater, Thos. Coglan, Jas. Proctor,
Wm. Thornhill, Francis Jordan, G. H. Lawrence, Daniel
Mather, John Smith, Richard Bright, W. P. Freme, W.
Birkett, D. Hodgson, Isaac Holmes.

APPOINTMENT OF THE EDUCATION COMMITTEE.
Mr. H. HORNBY, in moving the appointment of thisconi-
mittee, regretted, independently of party considerations,
that the public had been deprived of the services of two of
its most able members, Mr. Blackburn aad Mr. Rathbone.
He was desirous that the committee, as well as others
should have a fair number of conservatives upon it, becaus'
as they said they should have a majority -
course of another year, they ought to have an opport

a the council in the.

the system of

lucation

pfuntical working oi
adopted in the schools. There was now no doubt or qut.
tion that it was the duty and the interest of all classes that
the children of the poor should have education, a moral and
religious education also; and he wished that the system now
followed in the corporation schools should be understood
practically as well as theoretically, by those gentlemen. On
this ground he ventured to propose th'
mittee, amongst which would be found some conservatives
Mr. Hornby then read the following list Hornby, W.
Earle, C. H. Jones, R. Roskell, R. Sheil, T. Bulley, T. B.
Barclay, J. Priestley, R. V. Yates,. W. M`Kee, Sir Joshua
Walmsley, G. H. Lawrence, T. Case, H. R. Sandbach, and
T. Sands.
Mr. G. H. LAWRENCE regretted that he should not have
had some notice of the intention to propose him as a mem-
ber. He disliked shrinking from the duties of any com-
mittee: but this proposition to put him upon the Education
Committee placed him in
.a very serious and difficult posi-
tion. It was not from any apprehension of the toil that he
shrunk from serving, hut because he had a conscientious ob-
jection to being a party to the system of education pursued
in the schools. So long as the Irish extracts were to go as
a substitute, or as a kind of compromise for the Bible, b
never could sanction it; and if he should agree to serve, '
must be considered as not sanctioning or patronising
system. If the Council would let it be understood thr
was as strongly opposed as ever to the system. -
could understand it, he had no
mittee ' • but it must be on those term
he could consent to attend its meeting
The MAYOR said there was no test here to administer.
Mr. H. HORNBY said, of course Mr. Lawrence would not
be considered as pledged to the system of instruction.
Mr. G. H. LAWRENCE said there
objection, as this was something more than a mere difference
of opinion, it amounted to conscientious objection.
Mr. H. Hottfiuv did not mean that Mr. Lawrence should
give in his adhesion to the system, but that he might have an
oAlortunity of seeing the workings of it.
Mr. HODGSON was particularly glad to hear the exposition
of Mr Lawrence, and he hoped that those gentlemen who were
put on the committee in opposition to the principles they had
espoused, would not consent to act without a similar express
declaration of their sentiments, so that no mistake might go
forth, or any impression, that they were sanctioning an un-
godly and an unchristian mode of education.
Mr. EARLE rose to order, and complained of the terms
" ungodly" and " unchristian."
Mr. HODGSON contended that
would pay honour to the chair.
The MAYOR confessed that the terms " unchristian- an,
" ungodly" were unauthorised and improperly used, and he
trusted they would be withdrawn.
Mr. HODGSON was ready to pay every deference to the
chairman, but there was a higher chairman whose will be
would obey, whether it pleased or displeased any man living.
lie conceived it quite impossible for any gentleman to go
into those schools. 0r0fe.Q;.,.. • .•

names of the com-

objection to join the
Ind those aloni

were grounds for his

was in order, but he

tne Christian on in fis
purity, and uphold a system directly opposed toreligi it. He was
convinced that, whatever was the mode of conducting them,
the principle was wrong.
Mr. EARLE said that was paying a very high compliment
to the corporation.
Mr. HODGSON continued. He trusted that it would not
be very long--God send that it might be soon—when the
corporation would be in the hands of the conservatives, and
the schools conducted according to the system of the Pro-
testant establishment. There was nothing whatever taught
in those schools which could compensate for the want of sound
religious instruction, which ought to be the basis of all other
instruction.

Mr. EARLE defended the education committee, and said
that he had a lad in his service, who had been educated in
the corporation schools, and did honour to the instructions
he had there received, and which Mr. Hodgson might do
well to copy. He said, that although the schools had bee❑
denounced from the pulpit of the church to which he be-
longed, the parties who so denounced them had never ex-
amined them.

Mr. H. HORNET' regretted the turn the discussion had
taken, but said that no member could charge him with hav-
ing commenced it. He then read the names of the proposed
committee over again, when
Mr. CASE said he had peculiar motives for objecting to
serve on that committee. He did not object to the educa-
tion of all classes, or to the corporation dispensing a portion
of its income fur hat purpose • but be objected to the educa-
tion of all classes together, because that was virtually the
exclusion of one certain party.
Mr. H. HORNBY said the question now was, not the merits
of the system, but the appointment of the committee.
Mr. CASE insisted on assigning his reasons for declining
to serve. He objected to the present system, because it was
unwise to educate all sects together, inasmuch as, by so
doing, you virtually excluded the ministers of the Established
Church, and many members of the establishment too, and he
believed that many parents would not send their children to
be educated therefor that reason.
Mr. EVANS said that, until education had become a party
question, the children were taught by scripture extracts with-
out notice, and that the facts which Mr. Case alleged for not
being on the committee were no facts at all, for the clergy of
the Church of England were not prevented from going to the
schools.
Mr. BIRKETT said that the rectors and the clergy ob-
jected to the schools, because the daily instruction did not
commence with prayer, and because there was therein taught
what one man believed to be idolatry and another blasphemy.
He did not wish to use any language which was too strong ;
but in his opinion, the system was little better than heathen-
ism. How, therefore, could any clergyman sanction such a
system ?
Mr. BUSHELL thought that this discussion was si
warranted, as they were met for a special purpose na
the paper.

The MAYOR said that the merits of the schools were
hardly in question ; but he thought that some latitude might
be allowed, as the question related to their management.
Did the Council think the reasons stated by Mr. Case, for
wishing not to be on the committee, satisfactory ?
Mr. CURRIE : Certainly not, for the reasons he (Mr. Case)
had given ; but he hoped he would reconsider the matter.
Mr. CASE said he was in the hands of the Council, and if
they would accept him with the reservation of opinion which
he had made, he would be willing to act.
Mr. SANDS said, that he was, on this occasion, placed in
somewhat singular circumstances. He was either in a situa-
tion to thank the committee for having done' him the honour
of placing him upon it, or, he had a perfect right to quarrel
with them for having omitted his name on a former occasion.
Not that he felt it as far as he was personally concerned ; but,
because he felt, at the time, that it was an insult to the con-
stituency which he represented—one of the most intelligent,
respectable, and wealthy in the town—not to allow them to
have a fair representation upon the committees. He hoped,
however, that all this sort of conduct was at an end now;
and he further hoped, that his constituents would resent the
insult, as they had upon a late occasion, whenever they had
an opportunity.
After some further remarks the committee was constituted
according to the list read by Mr. Hornbv.

APPOINTMENT OF MARKETS COMMITTEE.
Mr. H. HOLMES moved the appointment of this com-
mittee, whereon Mr. H. LAWRENCE said he should propose
an amendment to each name, because faith had not been
kept with him on a former occasion.
Several amendments were then proposed, and much con-
fusion took place, in consequence of the efforts of the liberals
to exclude the conservatives; but eventually the committee
was constituted :—H. Holmes, W. Thornhill, E. Evans, F.
Jordan, W. M'Kee, J. Smith, and J. Kilshaw.
Mr. AIKIN rose, amidst loud cries of " adjourn," and
required Mr. Bushell to state openly and fairly the grounds
upon which he had founded his charges against sonic of the
magistrates. (Great uproar.)
The MAYOR said, that however objectionable the words
might be, the time for taking them had gone past.
Mr. AIKIN attempted to renew the subject ; but the
Mayor declined hearing him.
Mr. SMITH then moved an adjournment till this morning,
at eleven o'clock.
Mr. HODGSON seconded the motion.
A scence of confusion ensued, which it would be difficult
to describe. One party cried out " Adjourn," whilst the
other shouted as loudly, if not louder, " No, no ;" both con-
fident in their numbers united in calling for the votes to be
taken. They were at length gratified when the numbers
were found to be—

For the adjournment, 28 : Against it, 21. Majority, 7
The council therefore adjourned till this morning.