The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-06-22 00:00:00

VI VAT REGINA

Surma. 1,: la.•ra.eir,—Extract from the log book of the Lady
Dauglas,arrived at Drogheda, froin St. John, N.B.:—'t.San-
-day, 3d June; at four P.m., passed a steamer, in lat. 49.44, long.
18%42 W., steering west by north, with her fore and aft sails set
—wind N.' by E., blowing ;resit; accompanied with rain—painted
black, white funnel, two masts, quadruped figure-head : carried
the St. Gebrge Catupany's.flag at her.main, with two flags for
her numbers; which we were not able to dislinguiSh."—The
Sirius sailed fr'om Cork on 31st May; at five P.M.
A FEMALE SAILOR.—A female sailor was detected op board
the Brunswick, of Sunderland, while on her passage to that
port from London. The men suspected the stripling to•be a
girl; and the captain, on ascertaining from his apprentice that
she was certainly. a female, gave up to her use his state-room,
and, on his arrival in Sunderland, she obtained a situation as
house-Servant. She stated that she took to the sea owing to
some domestic difference, and intended to have followed the
prefeSsien of a sailor if she had not been discovered. .
PORTRAIT OF THE REV. FIELDING OULD.—We were yes-
terday favoured with a private view of a 'very splendid half
length portrait of this gentleman,
,just by Mr. Midge.'
The likeness is admirable. Every feature lives with expression;
and as a work of art, it•is a very highly finished Painting • We
hope to see this portrait in the next exhibition of paintings, as
one in every way worthy of a place there, from the public
character of the rev. gentleman of whom it is so excellent a
likeness and as highly. creditable to the skill of ourloCalartilts.
We understand that it is intended to take an engraving froth it.
We understand that it is the intention of Mr. C. H. Thomp-
son, music :seller, London-road,. to have his esiablishinent most
splendidly illuminated with gas', to celebrate the approaching
coronation of our Youthful Queen.
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FATAL ACCIDENT.—On Tuesday afternoon,. atiout four
o'clock, as seine workmen were employed in taking down au
old huildint, near the top/of Moorfields, the gable end next the
street suddenly gave way.. Before they had time to escape the
wall fell and buried six' of them in the ruins. They were soon
taken out, 'three of them severely hurt, and the others much
bruised.; One of them, we have been informed, died soon
after he was extricated. The rest were carried to the Infirmary.
THE ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.—Contrary to our predictions,
Tuesday night was a fine night for the gala at these gardens,
and they were, as usual,. crowded. to witness the very splendid
scene of the eruption of 'Vesuvius, in miniature Last evening
the eruption -was repeated, the weather in the whole being fine,
but showery.. The gardens were again very well attended.
BAZAAii IN.AID op E MErtionisT SCHOOLS.—On Tuesday,
Wednesday, and-yesterday, it bazidir was held in the Exhiuition
Rooms, Past-Office Place, in aid ofthe Brunswick-street, Leeds
street, and Jordan-street Methodist- Schools. The ingenious
and delicate trifles with which our fair country women amuse
theirle6ure;hours. were. exhibited in tempting and almost end-
less-profusion. -.The,love4 .sales-t+ omen exerted all their peer
suasiveness to procure. purchasers, and numerous were the-in-
stamcea in whivlykleyin reality, did double execution—on the
hearts. and - pedals of- the rash visitors who braved so over-
whelming an attack.;. W.e have heard that as much as £lOO.
have been oldained-lry this pleasing device to get money.
THE NEw POOR LA NV:—On V'ednesday evening, at the
Queen's Theatre, heti:ire was given by Mr.- James Arland,
late of Hull, on the rise-and progress of the various pour laws
since the time of the first Edward, up to the late act. After
'which lie undertook- ," to maintain against all opponents" that
the New Poor Law was an act " based on impartial justice and.
benevolence," assuming the position that the Amendment Act
was a good laty until Proved to be otherwise. A long discussion,
then ensued, eachspeaker being allowed 15 minutes, and 15 being
given for a reply to the champion of this act of Mammon. The
result of the discuSsion was as might be expected. Indig-
nant invectives -were hurled agaihst the un-English practice
(for none such was -ever known before in England)—the un-
Christian practice of separating a man- from bis wife and family,
for the crime of poyierty—against this refinement of cruelty in
separatin., from him, perhaps, his last comforts on earth ; and
against thee principle of the act which tended permanently to
pauperise poor then,•by offering them the union workhouse as
the only relief from starvation, instead of. as did the old act,
helping them over their temporary difficulties, to resume their
original position. These and many other well founded ob-
jections were quibbled with, but not answered, and the.
question stood where it was.. The whole affair was a most
beggarly one, not forty persons being in the theatre. This
adds but another example of the general feeling of the popaler-
lion against this unprincipled place-creating measure. Any
meeting the object of which is to deprecate it or petition against
it is crowded by thousands. An itinerant lecturer in its favour-
can hardly draw forty persons out, of a population of 250,000,
influenced by idleness or curiosity to listen to him.

"The annexed Requisition having been presented to the
Directors of the Grand Junction Railway, and tkev, in com-
pliance therewith, having called a Meeting of the 21st instant,
feel it proper to state to the Proprietors the circumstances
which induced than to come to the resolution of appointing an
Out-dour Manager and Secretary, .
" Prom the opening of the • Railway until the spring of the
year, the complaints were incessant; many no doubt, much exr
ugaeented, but sufficient to cause the Directors, on the sth of
Apt il, to come to an unaninunis

That it. is the opinion of this Board, that the duties of the
' present Treasurer and Secretary are, to au extent car beyond
what can be expected from one individual.
" That.a Road Millidget and additianal Secretary•be there-
fore appointed, who shall undertake to execute the duties and
correspondence relating tc, the Out-door Departqlent.!
" The Salary was most fully discussed, and the sums paid by
different Railroad and other Public Companies duly considered;
prifter which the Board came to an unanimous vote that the
Salary should be £BOO a-year..,
"On the 12th April an nnanimous vote was again passed, di-
recting the Clerk of the Company. to insert in the papers.
" The Grand Junction Railway Company.are in wont of the
services of a Gentleman to fill the office of 'Out-door Manager
and additional Secretary. The Salary will be £BOO a .year, and
the highest testimonials will be required as to character and
capacity for active bui.iness.
Sealed Communications to be addressed to the Chairman
of the Grand Junction Railway, Liverpool, on or before the
Ist June, 1838.

" JOHN Moss, Chairman.'
And it was not until the 29th May, nearly two months after the
advertisement had appeared, and only a few days before the
day fixed for the election of the Out-door Manager, that a mo-
tion was made at the board to reconsider the subject, which,
however, was negatived by a considerable majority.
" The Directors continue decided in their opinion, that the
appointment of such an officer will be highly 'beneficial to the
concern upon its own merits, independent of the doubt which
exists whether, by the following clause in the act, the duties of
the Treasurer are not limited strictly to those of his own de-
partment.
"`Clause 128—

GSEAT NESTON--The loyal inhabitants of this quiet little
village, called Great Neston, have evinced their feelings of at-
tachment to the throne by putting forth, under the sanction of
several influential gentlemen of the neighbourhood, the following
bill, in which it appears they are determined not to be backward
in 'doing honour to the forthcoming coronation:—" Resolved,
that the day be ushered in by the ringing of the parish bells,
&c. &c.—That a hand of Musicians be engaged for the day.
That the children of the National School meet at the school.
room at -eleven o'clock in the forenoon, and join a procession
to be formed at that hour. That a dinner be given to the
children, immediately on the return of the procession at the
school-room. That tea be provided for 300 poor women, at the
same place, at four o'clock--to be admitted by ticket. That a
sum of money be allotted from the fund, for promoting field
sports, such as foot races, donkey races, prison-bars, &c. That
two pounds be contributed towards the intended boat-racing at
Parkgate. That medals be procured to be distributed amongst
the school Children, &c. That a further sum be placed at the
disposal of the.committee, for the purchase of fire-works. That
a public dinner, 'tinder the patronage of the committee, be
held at the Golden Lion Inn ; dinner on the table at four
o'clock. That'a bill be held in the evening, at the school-room,-
to commenee'at nine o'clock."

"` Or if any such treasurer shall hold any place of'profit or
of trust under the same company, other than that of treasurer,
every person offending shall, for every such offence, forfeit and
and pay the sum of one hundred pounds to any person who
shall sue for the same.

•• Seventy-one candidates have appeared, many of them by
their testimonials eminently qualified to undertake the duties;
and the directors feel that the character of the company would
be compromised, if any change were now made in the appoint-
ment.

" The directors do not hesitate to recommend the proprietors
to approve the resolutions of the board.
"They admit, in the fullest manner, the right of the Proprie-
tors to call the Company together on all and any occasion, and
they place themselves in their hands with confidence; but they
cannot refrain front eutreatiug the Proprietors to consider,•.in
future, the 'injury that must arise to a great concern like the
Grand Junction Railway Company, from the publieation.of the
fact, that a General Meeting of its Proprietors has been called
together to take into consideration the conduct of its Directors.
"By order of the Directors,
"J. MOSS, Chairman.
Mr. HanomaN EA It LE said it would have been touch more
agreeable to. his feelings if he could, have been spared the
necessity of to;
appearing in collision with many df his
brother directors, and he cookd assure theol that nothing but
necessity and what he considered a sense of duty should have
induced him to .plane himself in that situation. Addressing
them as a proprietor. he should • feel a difficulty in divesting
himself altogether of the character of a director, and feel it im-
possible to dispossess his mind of those facts which had come to
his knowledge in that -capacity. And yet be did not know
why that should give him one nionietit's uneasiness. There
should be no secrets between' the.'board and the proprietors.
He conceived it was the'ditty of the.direcitirs to give the pro-
prietors in a case like this the most minute infounation. It
was true that a paper purporting to be the defence of the di-
rectors had been circulated amongst the proprietors, but a more
feeble, flimsy, inconclusive statement 'he never read. What
was the charge? The 'directors were charged with wishing to
make an improper appointment. And-how we's this met? It
was stated that from the opening of the railwa- to the spring of
the.year complaints' were incessant. •' Would it not have been
better to have stated what those complinients were, or that the
appointment of road-manager would have removed these com-
plaints, or that they were in the course of being removed?— ,
But it went on to say; " that these complaints were-exagg,erat- '
ed;",and they were very, much exaggerated by this whose
duty it was to have upheld the character of the concern, and not I
hai,ie whispered.. it-away,in private. society. He believed the
Railway had suffered more from its so called friends than from
its open enemies. But it was stated, that in consequence of
these complaints, it was found necessary- to appoint a road-ma-
nager and assistant secretary. Any One haVing read this would
suppose, that aroad-manager was determined upon. Was it
candid to make such a statement? A very different thing was
determined on. In the beginoing of the. year it was true, partly
froth the severity Of the weather, and partly from the insuffici-
ency of the engine's; there were many vexatious delays, and va-
rious attempts had been made. to remedy these things. Those
who, looked into the case knew very well the cause. There
were others dissatisfied with the executive, who took opportuni-
ty to make thal diSsatisfaction known. Before these were taken
into consideration, Mr. Moss resigned. Many of the recom-
mendations of Mr.
.Moss were very practicable, and it was re-
commended, that the Treasurer should be relieved.from a cer-
tain portion of his duties, and he treasurer only, on this recom-
mendation of Mr. Moss. Tile treasurer, he must say, with
a spirit for which he could not but honour him, had declined
to be so shelved. lie looked on this 'resolution as like the
proposition 'for relieving the bishops frotn attendance in the
IFlouse of Lords—as. Cse means of removing him altogether
front his office. 'The treasurer had written to the directors on
the subject, and a resolution was come to, stating it as not their
intention to convey censure on that officer, but that the object
was, merely to relieve him of a portion of his services, and it
was requested of him to state how he could best be relieved or
his services. He sent in a report which was referred to a subs
committee consisting of Mr. Sandars, Mr. Rotheritirii'and
n"rnhYr who oroceeded to take his recommendatiOn into tons
sideralion. The Chairman
.said he should prefer leaving the.
diteetois to their unbiased incitement, and not !king in the

lutsH
TriENTEs.—On Wednes&y, at the police-office, an
Irishwoman of the lowest class, dressed in the usoal habiliments
of Irishwomen of that class, filth not being suf icienlly
miserable unless covered with a uLdi''"2.7, crating
at the bar, ehar,ed by a respectable Lvith
ber on board the „steamer, on their passage front Drogheda.'
The steamer had,.arr‘ed that um "rni g and the
com-
plainant and prisoner were passengers. ;The prisoner had
con-
trived, whilst thc! other ,was asleep, to take lls. but f.f her
pocket,, awl- had also stolen a net can out of her box A gen-
tleman on board, ~who suspected what she was after, induced
her to Ove up the 11e. by threats. landing, a policeman
'was called, who found complainant's cap iu the prisoner's
bundle. The :bundle contained articles of clothing, bearing
different mark which bad all the appearance of having been
s,
stolen. 'fife ;prisoner had nothing to say, and in answerto a
question from Alt% Hall. could not tell what had brought her to
England. She ,was., not ,married. :4r. Hall said it was very
likely she. was leaving, Ireland with stolen property. He
thought a• Yoyage“bank to Ireland would be the best thing fur
her, as shedid not know whathad brought her to England. The
willing.toighte).rbe,acck:r.
sheMuro.
rld jel wsaernntetrol
prisoner said she was
her when she got ,backi to stay
jail if she came to England... She was then ordered to be sent •
back at the , cost of the. parish—one 'if the blessings which the.
neighbourhood of Ireland is to Liverpool.
ANNIVERSARY OF THE NATIONAL. CHFREII OF ENGLAND
SCHOOLS.-011 Tuesday,. being the day fur the celebration of
the anniversary of the national schools of this town connected
with the Established• Church, the occasion was mat ked by the
usual observances: The procession of the children of the va-
rious schools. headed by the clergy, left the Blue Coat Hos-
pital about half-past ten o'clock in the morning, and marched
to the Town Hall. At 'eleven, the worshipful the mayor,Pat-
tended h-y the clergy, a number of the gentlemen of the town-
council, the church Wardens, and part of the seleCt vestry, toined
the procession, and proceeded to St. Peter's Church, where an
excellent and impressive sermon was preached by thellon.
and Rev.. Horace Powys, Rector of Warrington, front Eccle-
siastes, chary 7, versen, Wisdom is a defenCe, and Money is
a'defence, but -the excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom
giveth life to them that have it." From these words, the Rev.
gentleman. depreciating all unthatitable.referene4 to irritating
topics. and local controversies, emphatically enforced wain all
the necessity of ithparting religious, in combination with secu-
lar knowledge, and coonn the members of the Church itf 'Eng-
land particularly, the duty of. promoting education in the prin-
ciples albe church to which they belong. The day was unex-
pectedly fide, and the congreoation, numerous. The colect ion
atnnnfireil to about £6B. The .number of tte children on the
boobs of the difforout school; within the parliamentary boondarY is 1(1,102, which shows an increase of 1,467 over last }ear.
The price of cider to Devonshire, which a Month ago was
355. per hogshead for the Primest qUality, bas advanced to 455.
and 505., in consequence of the generai failure of the apple
crop.— Felix Palley.
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A iluper mentions the 7nrriace of 11r, Jain Sweet to 'AI isc
Ann Sour, It is probable they Wean to set up in the leinonaf;e
budneii:

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SPECIAL -ikl EP:TI-Nr; (11' 'l' l 1 E PO OPRIETORS OF chair On -that occasion, and they subsequently -.proceeded to
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. .•Til E Ci lIA S 1.) .111NG I'ION lAILWAV.. et:re:Her this report, a ndthe result of their unbiased judgment
was,
.". that, it was absoldtely necessary to appoint a clerk."
—7-7- - :
Yesterday at ono o'clovk a special general meeting of the This was Mr. Seteler's proposition.
proprietors of the (/matid..l.teciion Railway was held at the Cot.. M r..Se N ley ns.-e4 was merely the organ of the board. I was
tau Sales Room, in complialice With E. requisition signed by 28 called-00 to do :rty duty.
of thesit a rehelde rs, oho col: c.eved " thar.the' appointment of.- Mr. HARDMAN EARLE .continued.—This clerk was to take
a new oldeer on the Greed Junction Railway, at the large on himself the duties of the Lieme-street station office, at pre-
salery
.of *:80(). per annum, Might not to be made without the sent performed by Mr. Chorley—to attend and be present at
proprietor's having some explanation of the necessity of it." the arrival and departure of die trains: to give answers and see
At one o'clock, Mr. John Muss, the Chairman of the 'Board of the conductors and guards, to hasie the surveillance of all the
Directors, took the chair, and announced that they were called coaches and sheds,—to am e that the passengers'. luggage was
together in consequence e: the above requisition. taken care of, and to make diligent and immediate enquiry
Al r. SWIFT, the Clerk of the Company having read the requi- as to any article that might be inis-:sent. ft was not thought
skim', . - necessary that he should go to the top Of the tunnel, but in
Mr Wen EA /ILE- rose anil sal?, he had mentioned at the last cases of emergency, he must be prepared to visit any part of
special meeting that he should take'some measures for obtain- the line on the order of the treasurer, and his salary was to k
ing a requisition fur calling that meeting together. As he had one hundred and fifty pounds a year. That wasthn determination
been instrumental in so doing, and as the conduct of those who the directors came to wheu left to their
.unbiased lodgments;
were advocates of this measure had been adverted to, he should am! it wes even a doubt on the minds of some of the directorst
make a few remarks on the subject. He was not opposed to whetiler even that was necessary. The cliairilian had been
the railroad directors, but to their measures. He did not think solicited by certain gentlemen to return to the Ilaid, and cer-
that any one who advocated this measure thought that it would tain letters had passed between himself and those gentlemen,
be detrimental to the concern. Some of its advocates lie had which were very much like the speech on the address, the one
heard had threatened •to resign if opposed. This was really was the echo of the other, and he could not hilt believe, now
very silly language. It was like a child who would not eat a, that those letters emanated from the board, and were not a
cake because lie could net have the whole. Children were gee spontineoui effusion, because the phrases used were so similar,
nerally put in a corner for such things; but that was a course and he firthly believed it was a got up thing. Mi. Moss re.
they could not adopt on this occasion. Great pains had been turned, charged With this measure by Mr. Mozeley, and. Mr.
taken to make the proprietors believe that any. meeting of this TdYieur• reo say that an unanimous resolution was tome to
sort would be detrithental tO•the concern. He did not think upon it was true in words, but not true in fact, for there was a
that this concern rested on any foundation so flimsy as that, or great difference of opinion, though there had been no division.
he would not baVe anything to do with it. He looked upon it It appeared to him, that they were to pass the measure to ail,.
that the qualifications for a director were not very difficult to Pease the wrath, and to avow the supremacy of an individual.
meet with in a groat commercial community; and he should be He could see no other reason; for why lied the board only the
sorry to pass so severe ,t censure on the rest .of the proprietors, week before come to a different conclusion to vote £l5O a-year
as if there .werienot in its body. 15 or 20gentleinen lit to manage, for a clerk, and that that was all that was wanted, and then
the concern or he directors. He imagined, to -constitute a ili, come to a ::.onclusion that a man at £BOO a-year was wanted
rector it was only necessary to have cientimon sense, an aptitude As. to the delays complained of, the road was now becoming
for business, and abOye all an untlinehing determination ' very regular, and the cause of complaints was getting eradu-
against jobbing. WaS it to he supposed that the present direc- ally removed, and therefore, the less necessity for all office of
tots were the only ones capable of Managing the concern? this kind: Six of the directors had thought the appointment
They had elven' Somme. preefs of fitness, for the road was unnecessary. and Mr Grant had oppposed it.
in a state of forwardness, otherwise he should have doubted it M
, r. GRANT.—I thought the salary too much.
if the explanation given be time directors for the appointment Mr, H. EARLE continued.—Trtings went on till the 29th of
alter a fortnight's concoction,. was the only-one they could give,. • May, when a number of proprietors did not think the appoint-
It might. be the ' truth; he wondered if it was- the whole ment necessary, and the day arrived for making the appoint-
truth. He looked
.upon it that railroad business-was like I ment. He thought it would Have been but candid to have
every other business, only to be ecaducted in a -straight- i madea statement of what t ook. place at the board on that occa-
forward manner. He did not see any ;necessity for :secrecy in siou. .It was often asked what this gentleman was to do. Mr.
these matters. There were some measures which it was net' I-101'0y had moved a resolution that,.before the appointment
proper to divulge. to the public, hut ho, looked upon it that dis- was ;gone into it was desirable that a sub=committee be appoint-
cussions of. this sort were likely to do a great- deal of good to I ed to ascertain the duties. There we!e piher officers whose
the railroad. Let them:eome face to nice before one -another. duties, no doubt, mould be interfered with, and it was thought
The law recognized that twenty-eight. subscribers might-calla that they might cause a rupture between those gentlemen who it
meeting at any time, and if .the directors.did not think tit to do was determined should. give up their duties. That motion was
lost, 'nitre voting for and ten against it.:: He thought nothing
so, to call it themselves. This showed.that it was intended by
the legislature, that on theinust frivolous occasions there should worse way ever done than to vote against such a motion as that.
He ticcoinited for it on the:ground that wheu the duties were
be no difficulty hi_ getting: Cfmeetiug to discuss the measures of
the directors. To talk orilre injury of such Meeting:4'as those, put dewn on paper there would be presented such a " beggerly
•
He hoped the proprietors would always ceme forward when any,
.aeeount",of duties fur £80(3 a year that they could not face the
measure likely to be injurious to the chncern was brought fur-
_proprietors with it. (Hear:) That _was his firm conelttion.
Ward, Ile should perhaps, propose a resolution, if the circular -He had obtained the opiniortof one of the first legal authofities,
smelt round wes all the explanation the- directors had to. offer. and that opinion was clear that it was possible to give a gentle-
It' not, shine would, perhaps be come to, which was man other duties than that of treasurer.
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agreeable e0..a1l parties, till. the duties of the intended officer. Mr. Iltdc.—l deny that. I can read an act of parliament
were defined, and they knew what they were mas well as any:man in England. (Laughter.) -about. The an- ;
agememit of the concern was. altogether upwards of £12,000 -Mr -14. EARLE.—The opinion I have got is better than yoUrs.
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a-year, and he thought they could nut be too cautious hew they At the' Liverpool and, .Manchester - board, Mr. Booth, the
increased it. treasurer, was appointed under precisely it similar act. . • ,
Mr. LAWRENCE EIEYWOETII said he hail listened with mark- The CHAIRMAN said he had an opinion that Mr, Chorley
ed attention to what had fallen from Mr. Earle, in the hope of could not have. additional duties-and salary. -
hearing something illustrative of his own views:of the propriety Mr. 1-I:*EenLe.e—Why did they "strain at a gnat and swal-
of the appointment, but he was unable to grapple more with the low a camel?"' If they had gone •on a little further in the act
subject than he had been before. .He was sorry that Mr. Earle they would have found it depriVe them of -the services of the
had ennunenc,4 in some measure to implicate the conduct-of the cheiminan —that he was not entitled according to the strict letter
directors; for he had seeti nothing Which had, in his opinion, of the act to a seat at the board, because he held a place of
rendered them deserving of anything bin the applause and ap- profit. : . • .• .• -
probation of all parties concerned. (Applause.). He should The CHAIENAN.—A re you aware of the opinion taken is the
have bete glad if Mr. Earle had noted down his particular oh- Liverpool and Manchester board? . I assure you if you are of
jectiotis in this respect, and pointed-out those parties of whose that opinion your chairman will give no further trouble. He
conduct he disapproved. He regretted that such remarks should, has been leng anxious to get out. .(Great applause.)
be made before the shareholders. If he 'understbod the object . Mr. H. It itte.-o-Thet was nut-assort of ad naptandurn appeal
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of the appuintinent in view, lie thought the duties of such an to the proprietors; it Was a question of law.
officer most essential te ehiewelfare and welbeing of the and •r- The CHAIRMAN said the opinion of counsel.had been taken
taking; for, it was evident, in a great undertaking like this,-the upon this subject, and it was decided that Mr. Moss could sit
business of the Secretary being. in his office, he could not be there as chairman.
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continually on the road, and seeing that all filings were going Mr. 1-1. EA ELE.—He should not have stated this if the other
on as they ought to do. And they.were aware that an immense clause had not been ostentatiously set forward. It was foreign
latitude was given for servants unle.,:s they, had some one coati- to go into the oustion why a banker should not sit at the board;
nually overlooking them.. A great many purchasel vere. to be hut there Were many gomobreasons why Mr. Hevworth had ar-
made, and a great deal of coat and coke tit be bought, which Rued as if they had no road manager at all—as if all things Were
Would require a sir pervieion to see that nothing was :lost; and left to chance.. ,Was Mr. Heyworih aware that they had a road
he thought that there was. great
.reason that there should be a manager and a secretary at that amount?
person continually on the road to see that the number of passen- Mr. RIGG.-1 deny it. (Loud cries of "Name.;" •
gers represented was going on the line, andthat no Waud I was Mr. H. EatiLs..—Mr. Altcar. He is the engineer; but, in
practised: In fact, he was of opinion that, so far from the ;£B4O case of iteFuients did he not apply himself to remedy them. He
being lost, it would be saved many times over, and that so far had done his best to liiy the whole statement before the proprie-
from being extravagant, it was one of the most economical mea- tors, and whatever they determined on should be cordially sub-
sumes that could be devised, and one that was likely to do great milted to by him
good net only to the coMpanse but to the public at large, who Mr. RoTsoe came forward with considerable pain on the re-
would be secured from many accidents thereby, which were now sent occasion. He wished to have an explanation of the word
continually occurring. As there was no specific Charge against "jobbing." lie did not wish to raise any ill-natured discussion,
the directors, he would not occupy time, but simply move, that b'it he did think that Mr. Earle could not include him in that
the measure ..1 hey had proposed be adopted: (Hear.) word " jobbing." He really thought, with his good natured
Mm'. Ha It DM A N EA It LE
,expressed his dissent. - -. face, it was a slip of the tongue (a laugh.)
The Cti et Itin AN said that Mr. Hardman Belle hail been at a Mr. Was. Eenee.—Oh, you wish for an answer; I begged to
meeting of the directors and made no le-Hulks on the subject. say that the qualification of the directors should be to resist
At the request of the CHAIRMAN, the CLERK of the company every symptom of jobbing. Sir, if you think—l never alluded
read the following resolutions ,appended to the circular con- to you, but I certainly will never take the cap off anybody if
Yelling the meeting:— they choose to wear it. Aeries of " Shame," in. which Mr.
"G It AND JUNCTION RAILWAY CONIT.IITTEE. Sandals joined.) In what is it a shame?
"At a Meeting of the Board of Directors, held June 13, Mr. SANDARS.—I Ran quite sorry.
1838, it was moved 14 Mr. LAWRENCE, seconded by Mr. Mr. WM. EA R LE.—I gave the gentleman in the chair credit
Boseo, and .- for possessing the qualrficatious I thought necessary fur a
"Resolved, ' ' director.
"That the following statement, with' reference to the subject Mr. RITSON. —I am before these gentlemen,—(loud ap-
of the Requisition presented at the last Meeting of the Board• plause)--eand hoped to have been addressed by the late mayor
be appended to the circular, announcing the Special General of Liverpool in a more courteous spirit. It is a sort of word
Meeting, which is to be sent to the Preprieturs. ' One does not like to he applied even generally. There was
another expression of the hon. gentleman which he must at
once disclaim ar not applying to him—that of threatening to
resign his office. The investigation of this subject must be
somewhat tedious. He was anxious as a director to give them
some explanation, and for that purpose had taken a number of
extracts from public documents, which he would read to them,
:which 'would give a succinct account and history of the proceed-
'', hits up to the present time. These documents would show that
this contemplated arrangement of the company was not by any
means a novel-idea. There were a great number of persons ap-
pointed on the line with various salaries, but what the directors
- aimed at was to have a sort of head for all these people. (Loud
applause.) The hon. gentleman said they-bad a head, but they
wanted a better bead. (Great applause.) He thought they
waited a different management to have a more complete subor-
dination throughout the officers—(hear)—from the top to the
bottom. He _would have them under a kind of military disci
pline, not only for the sake of their pockets, but fur the security
of passengers. (Hear, hear.) And if they talked of resigning
he would be no party to any direction which did not look first to
the security of passengers. Mr. Ritson then proceeded to read
a number of documents, stating that the chairman complained
that he had more duties than he mild fulfil, and that therefore
it was desirable to appoint . such an officer as the one
contemplated; this was dated. on 3rd of March last, that
Mr. Hardman Earle and he (the chairman) differed on
most points, and that an opposition of .. most serious nature
was daily increasing in the board, and that, therefore, he should
withdraw his responsibility, feeling he could be no longer use-
ful. A deputation of three on the 21st of March, waited on
Mr. Moss, to ascertain his views and wishes, and he had then
'recommended the aepointment of an active man, as out-deor
manager, and to assist the chairman in the increasing duties,
and he was sure the proprietary would not regret assistance
being given to relieve time chairman from the very arduous
duties of theteituation. On the 22d of March, Mr. Mops' com-
munication was taken into consideration, and it was requested
that he should resume his situation; and it was then deter-
mined that an officer should be appointed to superintend every
department, money.excepted. In conformity with that resolu-
tion, the apointment in question bad been determined on. The
.duties were not defined, for it was a difficult thing to do at first.
A lono desultory conversation ensued, in which it was stated
by Mr. Ritson, that Mr. Stephenson recommended the appoint-
ment, and that an engineer should fill the situation. For want
of a head, two of the principal officers on the line were now at
what was vulgarly called loggerheads, and it would result pro-
bably in one or both going away. Great concerns like that hail
a character to support, and it would be sacrificing that charac-
ter, if, after getting the appointment talked about in the clubs
in London, and after gentlemen had sent in their testimonials,
to alter their minds about the appointment.
Mr. LEWIN .AlozF.LEr, after strongly expressing his concur-
rence in the proposed appointment. and confidence in the direc-
torship. proposed the following resolution:—"'That, while the
proprietors now assembled, maintain their undoubted right to
incoire into the acts and proceedings of the directors, they are,
nevertheless, of opinion, that such interference Should be eeer-
eised with discretion, and only when called for on the strongest
grounds of necessity."
"'That the zeal and activity which-the directors of the Grand
Junction Railway have hitherto devoted to their important
duties, entitles them to the grateful acknowledgments and in-
creased confidence of the proprietary. And the Shareholders in
recording their decided approval of the intended appointment,
called in question by the convening of this meeting, rely most
folly on the directors carrying out with firmness those measures
of policy in the general management which may appear best
calculated to meet and advance the true interests of time
concern "
This resolution was seconded by Mr. GLA OSTONIi.
i Mr, 11 AItCM A N EA a LE, in reply, contended that the irre-
gularities and complaints put forward as the ground of the ap-
poinrment when inquired into amounted to nothing, and that
the opinion of Mr. Locke, the engineer, was decidedly
against it.
Mr. SANnA as said one. of the duties of the intended officer
would he to keep:Mr. Hardman Earle quiet. (A laugh.) So
persevering was he in his mischievous industry that he believed
kinost efficient officer at that moment had sent in his resigna-
tion, declaring. that he would not be interfered with by Mr.
Hardman Earle.
Mr. HARDMAN EARLE.—I deny it.
Mr. SANDARS.—Then if it has not been sent in, I have heard
that it will. .
• Mr. H. Es nt,t.—Name. '
Mr. SA NDARg-.—TOM Millinge.
Mr. H. E A iti.—There was a dispute between him , and Mr
Altcar, and I told Mr. Millinge that it was very wrong in him.
Mr. Moznenv.—Here is a specimen of the impropriety of
this tneeting. (Great confusion.) -
• A long desultory discussion followed, in which it was con-
tended as highly to be condemned, that members of the board
of directors should personally interfere in the management and
in giving orders without the sanction of the whole board. Mr.
H. Earle avowed his deterniination to continue to do so, so
long as he should continue to he a director. Mr. Sanders con-
tendeduti,meereliline
telt that till
would never
ton
tesuvn
ec
Ir,hibtaehn
et oahffile. r officer
bwohnaeshortaniriipanocoeinnoituneturilts, 1
iTtoh.t. ei
andr drei rgeuc
thatitai or
they
i eeoysf
on the line for want of such an officer.
Mr. TA 'rum thought it beneath the dignity of a company.
like that .to be called together to question the conduct of the
directors, as to the appointment of an officer, not so highly paid
as to make it necessary'for them to inerfere, after entrusting the
board with the outlay of a million and a half of capital. Ile re-
gretted much to see the disunion which prevailedat the board.
He did not think the amount of the salary half so important as
that the directors should work well together. It seemed to him
that there were two or three persons on the board, on both sides,
of such strong wills that it'was impossible they could pull together.
If this continued, the only course for the 'proprietors at large
would he to call on the directors to resign en masse—(loud
cries of "hear")—and the sort of principle of management in
the railway they wished would be seen from the gentlemen they
re-elected:
Mr. WALES concurred with Mr. Taylor, and if he.would not'
move a resolution to that effect, be (Mr. Wales) would.
Mr. Tayeon declined.
Mr. WALES then moved% resolution to the effect; that the
direetzs be requested to teuder their resignations, kith the
excep,,on of the chairman, and deputy chairman. and that
ant-Ober meeting should be called in eight days to re-elect such
as they thought fit.
Mr. COGLAN thought the inblioU.. Could sent he received/ as

hat was not the purpose for which the meeting WaT ccinvened.
Mr. Hunts H (MN L'lr hoped the last resolution, for the sake o
harmony, would not be pressed.
Mr. HA YEg proposed a resolution deprecatinti, in strong kin•
guage, the calling of that meeting, w huh was alsO seconded.
The CH A !KM A N proceeded to put the r6soltitions of Mr. Mute.
ley: they were both carried, with only tiko or tin se dissentients,
Tlie other resolutions were then witharantn.
A vote of thanks was passed to, the Chairtnun, and the wee •
iug separated at four o'clock.

CORRESPONDENCE:

TO THE INHABITANTS OF THE DISTRICT OF

ST. BUIDL'S.

FateNns,—The coronation of our gracious Queen
Victoria will,. by Divine permission, take place in Westminster
Abbey on Thursday next, June 28. •
'rue sanctity of the place, the peculiar solemnity of the service,
and especially the deep devotion and Spirituality of the prayers,
then offered, manifest :that it is far from being a mere vain,
pompous ceremony, but 'a sacred ordinance, in which every sub-
jeet of her Majesty ought to take the most -.lively interest.
It would be difficult to fratrie•a devotional office containing a
more marked recognition of Almighty God as the Sovereign
Ruler and Disposer of all events, or more fervent petitions for
has granting to our youthful Queen those many gifts and graces
of the Holy Spirit which her highly exalted station so especially
requires.
The following are seine. of the prayers oflered by lbe Arch-
. bishop of Canterbury. or some Other dignitary of our church.
After the first oblations of a pall' or altar cloth of gold, and of
an ingot or. wedge of gold, of a pound weight, presented by the
gdeen, and reverently placed [won the altar or ;Communion
table, her Majesty kneeling, the Archbishop saitli this prayer :*
" 0 God! who dwellest hi the high and holy place, with them
also who are of an humble 3liirit, look down mercifully upon thy
servant Victoria our Queen, and in humbling herself before thee
at thy footstool, graciously receive these oblations which, in
humble acknowledgment of thy sovereignty over all, and of thy
great bounty to her in particular, she has now offered up unto
thee through Jesus Christ our only Mediator and Advocate.—
Amen."

Previously to administering the. coronation oath, the follow-
ing questions are asked by the Archbishop, and answered by the
Queen :

" Will you solemnly promise and swear to govern the people
of this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and the
dominions thereto belonging, according to tire statutes in Par-
liament agreed on, and the respective laws and customs of the
same?—l solemnly promise so to do. Will you to your power
cause,law and justice in mercy to be executed in all your judg-
ments?—l will. Will you, to the utmost of your power; main-
tain the laws of God, the true profession of the gospel, and
the Protestant reformed religion established by lain? And
will you maintain and preserve inviolately the settlement of the
united church of England`and Ireland, and the doctrine, wor-
ship, discipline, and government thereof as by the law esta-
blished within England and Ireland, and the territories there-
unto belonging ? And will you preserve unto the bishops and
clergy of England and Ireland, and the churches there commit-
ted to their charge, all just rights and privi.eges ashy law du or
shall appertain to them or any of them ?—All this I-promise •to
do." .

Then the Archbishop begins that hymn, which the choir sin
out,

" Come, Holy Ghost, our souls inspire,
And warm us with thv Heavenly fire;
Thou the anointing spirit art,
, To us thy sevenfold gifts impart."
This being ended, the Archbishop saith the Morning Prayer:
"O Lord, Holy Father, who, by anointing with oil, didst of
old make and consecrate Kings, Priests, and Prophets, to teach
thy people Israel: bleSs and sauck& thy chosen servant Vic-
' toria, who, by our office and inialatry, is now to be anointed
with this oil, and-,Uonsecrated Queen-pf this Health : strengthen
her, 0 Lord, with the Holy Ghost, the Comforter; confirm and
' stablish her with thy free and princely spirit, the spirit of wis-,
doin and government, theaspirit of council and Ghostly strength,
the spirit of knowledge and true godliness, and .fill her, 0 Lord,
with the spirit of thy holy fear, now and for ever. Amen."
After the solemnity of anointing has taken piece, this prayer
is offered :
" Our Lord Jesus Christ, the Son-of God, who, by his Father,
was anointed with the oil of gladness above his fellows, by his
holy anointing, pour down upon you', head and heart the bless-.
ing of the Holy Ghost, and prosper the work of your hands :
'hat, by the assistance of his Heavenly grace, you may preserve
the people committed to your charge, in wealth, peace, and
goodness: and, after a long and glorious course of ruling this
temporal kingdom, wisely, justly, and religiously, you may• at
last be made partaker of an Eternal Kingdom, through the
merits of Jesus Christ our Saviour."
Upon the, delivery of the sword of state from off the altar, the
following charge is given :
" Receive this kingly sword, brought here from the Altar of
God, and delivered to You by the hands of us the bishops and
servants of God, though unworthy; With this sword do justice,
stop the growth of iniquity, 'protect the Holy Church of God,
help and defend widows and orphatri, restore the things that are
gone to decay, maintain the things that are restored, punish and
reform what is amiss, and confirm what is in good order: that
doing these things vou may be glorious in all virtue; and so
faithfully serve our Lord Jesus Christ in this life, that you may
reign for ever with Him in the life which is to come, Amen.",
Upon the investing with the royal robe, and delivery of the
orb, placed tinder the cross, the Archbishop pronounces this
blessing and exhortation :
" Receive this imperial robe, and orb, and the Lord your
God endue you with knowledge and wisdom from on high: the
Lord clothe you with the robe of righteousness and with the
garments of salvation. And when vou see this orb set under
the cross, remember that the whole world is subject to the
power and empire of Christ our Redeemer. For He is the
Prince of the Kings of the Earth ; King of Kings amid Lord of
Lords: so that no man can reign happily .who derives nut his
authority from Him, and directs not all his actions according to
His laws."
Upon the putting on of the crown upon the altar, the Arch-
bishop saith—
••'O God, who crownest thy faithful servants with mercy and
loving kindness, look down upon this thy servant, Victoria,
our Queen, who now in lowly devotion boweth her head to thy
divine Majesty • and as thou (lost this day set a crown of pure
gold.upon her head, so enrich her royal heart with thy heavenly
grace, and crown her 'with all princely virtues, which may
adorn the station wherein thou hast placed her, irough Jesus
Christ our Lord, to whom be honour and glory for ever and
ever, Amen."
Upon the presenting of the Holy Bible, which is taken from
off the altar, and delivered to the Archbishop, who, with the
rest of the Bishops, shall deliver it to the Queen, first saying
these words to her
" Our gracious Queen ! We present yon with this Book, the
most valuable thing that this world affords. Here is wisdom;
this is the Royal Law. These are the living oracles of God
Blessed is he that readeth and they that hear the words of this
book; that keep and do the things contained in it. For these
are the words of eternal life, able to make von wise and happy
in this world, nay, wise unto salvation, and so happy for ever-
more, through faith which is in Christ Jesus, to whom be praise
and glory for evermore. Amen."
Such are the devout prayers and truly Christian exhortations
contained in the coronation service. We, my beloved friends,
have it not in our power to be personally present on this most
interesting occasion; but we mar have the privilege of cordially
uniting in the petitions then ()leered: for that gracious God,
who is the hearer and answerer of prayer, is in every place, and
has specially promised to be in the midst of those who are met
together in the name of his well-beloved Sou Jesus Christ our
Lord.

Permit me, therefore, to inform you that I purpose, if the
Lord will, to have divine service and a sermon at St. Bride's
Church, Percy-street, on the morning of her Majesty's corona-
tion, Thursday next, June 28th. The service to commence at
eleven o'clock.
I trust that such a service will be in unison with your feelings,
and that we shall meet together "with one accord in one place,"
all saving from the very bottom of our hearts, "Gon SAVE THE
QUEEN : LONG LIVE THE QUEEN: MAY THE QUEEN LIVE FOR
EVER. AMEN. HALLELUJAH."
It will be in entire accordance with this joyful occasion to
give portions to those that have none; and as our youthful
Queen was, at. a very early age, deprived of her princely father,
and her august mother of royal consort, it would seem that
the widow and the fatherless should at such a season be more
particularly in our remembrance. It is therefore proposed that
after the service a collection should be in:: le for this purpose.
to be given to such widows and orphans as shall be recommended
by the subscribers to the gentlemen who have kindly consented
to distribute the sums which shall be contributed. In the mean-
time, donations for this benevolent object will be thankfully re-
ceived by Mr. Elijah Harrison, Upper Parliament-street.
Entreating your prayers that the God of all goodness may
grant his blessing upon this humble attempt to magnify his
naine,`and earnestly beseeching that when He who is King of
Kings and Lord of Lords shall come in his glory, you may be
found of him in peace, without spot and blameless.
I remain, beloved friends,
Yours very affectionately in the Lord,
JAMES HALDANE STEWART,
Incumbent Minister of St. I3ride's.
St. Bride's, 21st June, 1,838.

* These prayers are taken from the coronation service of
King William the Fourth and Queen Adelaide.

• THE CORONATION PROCESSION.

TO THE EDITOR OP THE LIVERPOOL ST.42VDaRD.
Stn,--I flatter myself that a happy thought Caine across my
brain to-day, (that is to say, if t have any) and when any man
gets a maggot into that organ, it will never let him rest until
he has, at least, done his best to draw attention towards it.
Whether it lie a happy thought, or only a maggot, the result or
my plan must determine, for most people are guided in their
decision by results. After the Procession Committee (of which
I have the honour to be Vice-Chairman) had broken up for the
day, I was in conversation with three other members of the said
committee, discussing the subject of the alteration in the line
of route which had been proposed and agreed to at the meeting
to-day. Brownlow-street had been introduced into the line
through which the procession should pass on the day of the
Coronation, and our Secretary had been desired to comMtmi-
cate to the Committee of the Infirmary a wish that the ground
in front should he thrown open to the public. It struck me,
whilst in conversation with the before-named gentlemen, that a
large sum of money might be raised in aid of the Infirmary, if
every person entering the inclosute was required to pay, perhaps
half-a-crown, which would not be too much if seats were pro-
vided for ladies. They all agreed,with me itt opinion, and our
Chairman, whom I afterwards saw; does the ,same. From the
very form in which this plot of land slopes, nothing could have
been contrived which could give a better view, to spectators of
the procession, and afford at the satne time such a gratifying
object to look upon for those, forming it, As the congregated
beauties of Liverpool might kindly affordif they,would so far
condescend ; but lest should be supposed to be
.urging the
ladies to expose themselves to 411 sorts of staring eyes, let flue
use an argument which never tails, if delicately urged, namely,
let them submit for once to be looked out of countenance, fur
the sake of augmenting the funds of the Liverpool Infirmary,
which they may dri to the amount of one thousand pounds, if
they will make it the fashionable place of resort.
e, . ,
Egerton, 21st June, 1838. 1 airs yours
J obOHNdiently POHMBY.

GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL

take the liberty, through the medium of your journal,
to make a few hasty remarks .upon the subject of the Great
Western Railway, which, since the, opening of the line, has
fallen £lO or £l2 Per share; 1 have been a close observer of
the tactics of certain individuals wbo have been large operators
for future delivery, and who huge taken advantage of the in-
active state of the markets io dep'ess this stuck most unfatily;
this has been done by enciatiraging the reports which-are circu-
lated to its prejudice, and the shcat of being sellers, in the hope
of inducing others to follow,, and, if successful, immediately
change their tack, and reap all the advantages of others' folly.
I admit tbat: 1 am deeply interested in the success of this

. .
line, hen I hope that arty obserVatfOn4 i tri;at neet *ll,l not eti
that treconUt apw-tar the result of bigoted r vartiiinship: I con:
feii that I do' tint know how far the principles of 11,r. Brunel's
plan are successful, and it is to .14 regretted that tae directors
have not made some statement—which, however, I am itsured,
, wil, be out in a vet).- st-lortttime, ant.rperb4s they will show a:
reasonable excuse: for the delay Iu the mean time, I would,
say tit the shareholders; "tiO'not blindly slit rifiee your property,
recollect the line is open for twenty-three miles and doing a
very large traffic,. without .the coaches (about fifty its number)
which coanntence to rive next week. In the absenCe of facts;
' take the worst view of its position. Say that-the plan of leiying
the rails is not succesiful,.(theguage, I believe, is admitted hi
be an itnprovenient,7 and that they canna obtain • a speed
averaging niore than thirty miles per hour;! this. does not in-
volve the necessity of taking up the rails, but only of adopting the
old plan for the retnaining portion of tit,. line (100 miles,) and
whatever excess of cost there is ini he present plan Will be saved
in the other; the traffic cannot be lessened, and the amount is
dot disputed; therefore, the worst result which I can see at
present is, that this portion of the line may cost mbre4o-keep it.
in order than the old plan, and instead of doing the journey of
130 miles in three hdurs, as contemplated, it will:takethree and
a half or four hotiri to accomplish it. But, adfnitting all this;
and I think I atti; admitting, even to its prejudice, more than
Will be realised, this iS surely no reason to indtice holders to sell
at a ruinous sacrificerand thus sere the object of the jobbers:
I Could enlarge upon this subject but that I ant pressed for
time. I trust, however, my hasty remarks will have the good
effect of inducing,Oirties to hold until something officially is
known, and I have little doubt that if the reports prove un-
founded, the stock will :be speedily Werth ,fifty instead of seven-
teen premium.—,1 am, 8c,..: A SHAREHOLDER.
Liverpool, 21st June, 183.4.

EXCHANGE NEWS=itOO34.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL ST,IND.,IRD.

Sze,—May I beg to ask through 3 ou, how it is that we have
no fires in the Exchange News-room. on many of the wet and
comfortless days that we have•at present ?
I beg also to ask why the Liverpool papers are scarcely to be
read or found on the front after hi-al:oast five to six
o'clock in the evening?— • • •
' These r.pers ought to remain' on the tables till the room
closes, as it often happens that many have nit time to see them.
in the moruing or.durifig the day. But it appears they are
snatched off the tables very early, and given away to different
parties; and thus the convenience of the general subscribers is
sacrificed, which I think very improper.
By your inserting this, you may draw the proper attention to
it, so that it may be corrected.—and I remain, sir, vour's
obediently, • A READER.
20th June, 1838.

THE CORONA'T'ION COMMITTEE.

This Com Millet met again an Wednesday, A. Hodgson, Esq

in the Chair. The report of the Finance ,Sub-committee was
read; in whiCh it was resolved to have a procession commencing
at Date-street. It ,was aisio•resolved tbat the application of
eight Hibernian societies for .tlO to, pay the cost of their music
for the procession should be granted: It was resolved -ffe suit
of armour in the town;hall be worn by one of the police staff,
who is to personate the "champion" in the procesitim.' It was
resolved that faci.ities be giien for having a bo4y of mounted
carters in the procession. (A latigh.:)
The School Committee postponed their proteedings sine die
owing to the vacation.
The Music Committee had no report to present, and it )vain
suggested that they would make their report on the day of
cot °nation.

It was stated that a letter had been written to Col. Campbell;
requesting the assistance of himself and brother officers on be-
half of the procession. An officer present, on behalf of Col.
Campbell and his brother officers stated, that they should be
most happy to render every assistance iu any way which might
be pointed out to them.
The CHI% lI:MAN said it ti,as their imperative duty to confine
their eßpenditure tit their funds; and therefo:e he thought it
necessary:that no expense Should be allowed that was not sanc-
tioned. by the committee, and the order for which was not
countersigned by the secretary, and that, whenever the expenses
bad reached the limits of the funds in band, nut one farthing
inure should be,expended.
It was resolved that £lO be paid to the Temperance band.
The Ctisi-emAts thought it highlynecessary that some idea
should be given by the several committees of the probable
ex-
penditure of what they recommended.
. It was stated that the geheral receipts were now about £5OO,
and that the council gave £2OO, making up EMU. -
Mr. DawsoN, on behalf of the Procession Corninittee
stated, that the expeuse of carrying the banners, as contem-
plated', had been estimated at £3OO. .•
The necessity of gentlemen exerting themselves in the col-
lection of funds was sti ongly urged. !
It was then determined to limit the expenditure on advertise.,
tneuts as much as possible, Mr. Carson !suggesting that that
item would amount to a considerable sum. :;

A long discussion then ensued on the Propriety of having
political ,banners or nut in the procession; the question-being
reopened by Mr. Samuel II oltrt.e. On one side it was contended.
that they Would renew patty feeling, cause irtitation,.and that
g„,,tiemen would refuse marching under banners bearing offen-
sive political insc,tiptions to theist as a party. On the other
hand it was contended that all banners should be iniied, and
that party differences should be merged, and all should unite
in getting up a splendid procession, which without the party'
flags would be pour to look upon. A middle course was next
suggest?d; that the Bags of all parties should be allowed which
did not bear mottoes. offensive to, or rather aggressive on other
parties. That so long as the mottoes merely asserted the politi.
cal principles of a party without abusing the principles of ano-,
tber partv they should be received. That without numerous flags;
a procession insteaduf being a pageant would be a melancholy
affair— _ _ _

" Like a wounded snake draggirg its slow length along."
Ultimately a motion was made by Mr. Carson, that no political-
banners but the two principal ones of tLe Conservative and Re-
form Associations should be used, or rather, paid for by thi
committee, to which an amendment was moved by Mr. Black-
burn, that all party banners should be used which did not bear
offensive mottoes. On a division tile amendment was carried;
by a majority of two, 13 being for it and 11 against. A sub-
committee was then suggested, to which to submit the banners,
to determine whether offensive or not, before being allowed,
and the committee adjourned.