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sense and enlightened principles of the constituency of this
town. (Hear, hear.) He would not detain them much
longer, but he thought both motions before the council were
objectionable, and—he begged Mr. Mason's pardon—were
extremely nonsensical—(laughter)—and would only cause
them to be laughed at. (Mr. CURRIE.—To be sure.) He
insist confess he thought the rate-paying clauses ought to be
retained to check the constituency of the empire, and in
large towns, with the working of the reform bill, they might
get au admirable constituency to whom might safely be left
the great powers of the franchise. But he regretted that he
was obliged to feel with Mr. Coglan, that with the present
scale of education he could not advocate a more extended
franchise. If they were to break up the rate-paying clauses
they would gain nothing by it, and he hoped the council
would reject all the motions offered for their adoption. One
word more and he had done. They must have observed the
commotion excited throughout the country by immense as-
semblages, to which were delivered monstrous speeches on
universal suffrage, annual parliaments, and he did not know
what absurdities besides : great excitement had been occa-
sioned; and every man who regarded his country's welfare
must feel alarmed at those exhibitions, and the deplorable
ignorance there manifested. But to what were they at-
tributable ? Why to the disappointment of the hopes and
expectations which the Reformed Parliament had occasioned.
And why had they been disappointed ? Why the reason
was obvious. It was as clear as daylight. They had re-
tained to the freemen the right of voting in the towns, and
they had established the £5O tenants at will in the counties--
corrupt constituencies which had been forced upon mi-
nisters by the tories, and by whose aid the tories obstructed
the ministers in their course of legislation. It was those
constituencies that were the great source of dissatisfaction.
they were men to be bought—men who represented not their
own opinions, but the opinions of others, who played them
like counters—those were the men that excited the general
dissatisfaction—that prevented the progress of reform, and
perpetuated the contentions of Ireland, and enabled the
tory party to ride rampant over the rights and liberties of
the people. (Hear.) But the time was coming, and not far
distant,when throughout the country to remove these clauses
would be made a grand movement, and if they were re -
moved, he had no doubt of the good and satisfactory woik-
iug of the reform bill i❑ all its parts, and of the enactment of
wise and prudent legislative measures. Establish one
uniform steady constituency—men of property,lwho had a
stake in the country, who would vote from the dictates of
their consciences, and not be bought and sold like cattle in
the market, as too many of the freemen were, and the ex-
isting evils would be remedied. With the sentiments he had
expressed, he was therefore prepared to oppose the motions
which had been made, and he called upon the council to do
so too.
Mr. Councillor SMITH rose to reply.
The MAYOR said Mr. Smith had a right to reply on every
amendment.
Mr. Alderman ROBINSON.—AII we hope for is that he will
not exercise that right.
Mr. Councillor SMITH said Mr. Robinson was pleased to
be very facetious. At this late hour of the day he should not
trouble the council with many observations. H e merely wished
to observe that Mr. Mason had called his (Mr. Smith's) mo-
tion, a "compound" one; it must be very evident to every
one in the council that his (Mr. Mason's) was a very simple
one to get rid of it altogether. Much had been said against
the old corporation, but not a single argument had been ad-
vanced to prove that a more liberal line of policy in the new
corporation would not be advisable. Mr. Currie had called
the motion a " bug-bear ;" he (Mr. Smith) thought he could
hardly have forgot the memorial presented by the freemen,
which had been the cause of his bringing forward the motion.
Mr. Shiel being at a loss to find any argument took up one
of his own, that this motion was to get up a case against the
Ist of November for electioneering purposes. Now it unfor-
tunately happened to the individuals whose cause he (Mr.
Smith) was advocating, that they were not municipal electors
at all; and so much for his argument.
Mr. Councillor CURRIE.-1 said that the sum of £1 was
made into a great bug-bear.
The Ma volt then divided the council on the various amend-
ments, beginning with Mr. Mason's, which was lost by a
majority of 39 to 4.—Majority, 35.
The division was as follows:—
For the amendment—Messrs. Mellor, Morecroft, Higgins,
and Mason. '
Against the amendment—Messrs. J. Holmes, C. Logan,
R. Houghton, Thornhill, E. Harvey, W. Shand, W. Preston,
C. Rawdon, Holmes, Walmsley. Bolton, C. Birch, J. Wooll-
right, Bright, H. Hornby, J. Cooper, J. N. Wood, Lassell,
Blackburn, Coglan, E. Segar, J. Smith, G. H. Lawrence,
Cropper, jun., F. Jordan, Currie, Ramsden, Duncan ; and
Aldermen Shiel, Booth, Benn, Leathom, C. H. Jones, Evans,
T. Holt, Bulley, W. P. Fretne, Barclay, Robinson, and the
' Mayor.
Mr. SHAND then rose and said, after what they had heard
respecting the probable consequences of introducing a clause
into an act of parliament, it would be ridiculous to seek to
attain their object by such a step; he would, therefore, move
that the Town-clerk be directed to prepare a bill for the
abolishing of the fee on the admission of freemen, and that
the necessary steps be taken to secure its passing into an act.
Mr COOPER seconded the resolution, which was lost on a
division by a majority of 38 to 5.
The division was as follows :
For the amendment—Messrs. Houghton, Shand, Cooper,
J. N. Wood, and G. H. Lawrence.
Against the amendment—Messrs. J. Holmes, C. Logan,
E. Harvey, W. Preston, C. Rawdon, H. Holmes, J. Mellor,
J. Walinsley, Bolton, Birch,! Wollright, Bright, Hornby,
Lassell, Morecroft, Higgins, Blackburn, Coglan, Mason, E.
Segar, J. Smith, Cropper, Jordan, Currie, Ramsden, Dun-
can ; and Aldermen Shiel, Booth, Brown, Leathom, Jones,
Evans, Holt, Bulley, Freme, Barclay, Robinson, and the
Mayor.
The Mayon then put the original motion, which was also
lost by a majority of 36 to 7.
The following was the division :
For the motion--Messrs. J. Holmes, Houghton, H.
Holmes, Wahnsley, Birch, Higgins, and J. Smith.
Against the motion—Messrs. Logan. Harvey, Shand,
Preston. Rawdon, Mellor, Bolton, Woollright, Bright,
Hornby, Cooper, Wood, Lassa, Morecroft, Blackburn,
Coglan, Mason, Segar, G. H. Lawrence, Cropper, Jordan,
Currie, Ramsden, and Duncan; Aldermen Shed, Booth,
Brown, Leathom, Jones, Evans, Holt, Bulley, Freme,
Barclay, and Robinson ; and the mayor,
The council was then adjourned to the first Wednesday in
the next month.

THE FLORAL SHOW AT THE BOTANIC

GARDEN.

On Wednesday the second floral show of the season took
lace at the Botanic Garden. The weather was most de-

lightful, and the consequence was a very full and fashionable
attendance of visitors. The flower show, as on former occa-
sions, was held under a long marquee at the top of the garden,
under which were long tables bearing the various floral and
horticultural productions of the season. We cannot praise
the flower show for it was meagre to a degree. With the ex-
ception of a few heaths, some very splendid dahlias, and a
few pans of pansies, there were positively no flowers remain-
ing worth looking at. There were several fine herbaceous
plants, brought out of the greenhouse, exhibited. The fruits.
however, were very beautiful in appearance, and we have no
doubt equally excellent in taste. The grapes exhibited were
exceedingly fine. Several baskets containing selections of
fruits, pears, plums, peaches, apricots, nectarines, &c. were
also very beautiful and gave forth a delicious fragrance.
The show of pines was only poor.
Stubbs' harmonic band was in attendance and played a
number of fine airs. The gaily dressed throng, the playing
fountain, the variegated scene of shrubs and flowers, and
water and prim parterre; the mellowed music, and the joy
inspiring beams of an autumnal sun, made up for the meagre
exhibition of flowers, and rendered the promenade of the ex-
tensive garden delightful. The shrubs in the garden grow
but slowly, and still have a very stunted appearance, though
the nakedness which was before observable is now much ob-
viated by thick underwood.
The following is a list of the prizes awarded :
The nurseryman's pan of Dahlias, containing 30 blooms,
Do. do. do. 15 do.
Do. do. do. JO do.
Do. do. do. 5 do.
were all awarded to Mr. Thomas Davies, of Wavertree.
Amateurs' pan of 12 blooms, Mr. Dunking.
Do. 9 do. R. W. Preston, Esq.
Do. 6 do. Mr. Thos Harrison.

Do. 4 do. R. W. Preston, Esq.
The best four stove or greenhouse plants :—Cattleya Loddi-
gesii, Cattleya Harrisonii, Pholidata undulata, and Loran•
thus paricilicus, from the Calcutta Botanic Garden, awarded
to the Earl of Derby.
Second best four stove or greenhouse plants :—Rhodochi-
ton votubilis, Fuschia nova, Elichrysum prolifrum, and As-
clipias salicifolia. awarded to Mrs. Cropper,
Third best four stove or greenhouse plants :—Erica epis-
tomia, Erica horricana, Authocersis viscosa, Kolosanthes
coscinea, awarded to the Earl of Derby.
Fourth best four stove or greenhouse plants :—Maxillaria
rufescens, lnscriptum maximum, Gladiolus latiensis, and
Crinum Americanum, awarded to the Earl of Derby.
The best two stove or greenhouse plants:—Epidendrum
novo, and Pinces euphrosvne, awarded to the Earl of
Derby.

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Second best two stove or greenhouse plants :—Antholyza
tEthiopica, and Podalyria tyraxcifolia, awarded to Mrs.
Cropper.

Third best two stove or greenhouse plants :—Galardia
pieta, and Verbena Tweediana, awarded to Mrs. Cropper.
The best Orchidaceous plant :—CynochisLodigisii, awarded
to Charles Horsfall. Esq.
Second best ditto :—Cymbidium aloefolium, awarded to
William Smith, Esq.
Third best ditto :—Sercanthus paniculatus, awarded to
Charles Horsfall, Esq.
Fourth best ditto :—Eulophia Guinensis, awarded to Chas.
Horsfall, Esq.
Best basket of Plants, the Earl of Derby.
Second ditto. Isaac Hadwen, Esq.
Third ditto, Mrs. Cropper.
Best basket of cut Flowers, B. W. Preston, Esq.
Second ditto, the Earl of Derby.
Third ditto, Hugh Jones, Esq.
Best pan of Heartsease, Hugh Jones, Esq.
Second ditto, Henry Moss, Esq.
Best basket of Vegetables, C. S. Parker, Esq.
Second ditto, Thomas Walker.
Third ditto, Mrs. Cropper.
Fourth ditto, Win. Smith, Esq.
The following prizes, given by the Mayor of Liverpool,
as follows:

The best basket of Fruit, Hugh Jones, Esq.
Second ditto, Mrs. Cropper.
Third ditto, Wm. Smith, Esq.
The best Pines, John Ridgway, Esq.
The best Grapes, John Moss, Esq.
The best Melons, W. H. Goore.
EXtOA PRIZES.
Rodri;inisa secunda, Charles Horsfall, Esq.
A collection of cape Orchidaceous plants, Mr. Skirving,
Coxcombs, Wm. Smith, Esq.
Fuschia Fulgens, Mr. Skirving.
Caledonia Plums, John Moss, Esg.
Vegetable Marrow•, Richard Rathbone, Esq,
Basket of Plants, Thomas Bold, Esq.
Fairichilds Nectarine, Richard Willis, Esq.
Pan of Dahlias, Mrs. Cropper.
Ditto ditto, Mr. Thomas Harrison.

CURIOUS CONFESSION.—In the notice to correspondents
in Bentley this month, we find the following odd announce-
ment—" They lie at our publishers."
ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.—These gardens were very well
and fashionably attended on Tuesday evening, the entertain-
ments went off with great eclat. From the fineness of the
weather the visitors were enabled to enjoy to the fullest ex-
tent the various novelties prepared for their amusement.
PA 12 IC GA 'FE REGATTA.—The spirited gentlemen who have
undertaken to promote this regatta, seem resolved to spare
neither trouble or expense in rendering it worthy of every
lover of aquatic rivalry. Preparations are already making by
the owners of several crack gigs in Chester for a start to this
delightful wateriru.r place. The regatta is to " come off" on
Monday next, and we hear that our esteemed friend, E.
Watson Lloyd, Esq., will be commodore on the occasion.
One better qualified to fill the situation could not have been
chosen.—Chester Gazette.

THE BOROUGH (REGISTRATION.-By an examination of the
lists to be submitted to the revising barristers, and which were
appended to the doors of the places of public worship on Sun-
day, in compliance with the act of parliament, we find them
to stand thus:—

Radical objections to housekeepers .. 272
Ditto ditto to freemen.. 153

Radical claims.

26

Conservative objections to housekeepers .... 259
Ditto ditto to freemen .
Conservative claims.,, 259