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

THE CORONATION COMMITTEE.

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This Committee met again on 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 Dale-street. It was also resolved that the application of
eight Hibernian societies for,.£lo to pay,the, cost of their music
for the procession should be granted. • It was resolved the suit
of armour in the town-hall be worn by one of the police staff,
who is to personate the "champion" in the procession. It was
resolved that facilities be given for having a body of mounted
carters in the procesion. (A laug,h.)
The School Committee postponed their proceedings sine die
owing to the vacation.
The Music Committee had no report to present, and it was
suggested that they would make their report on the day of
coronation.

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 in any way which might
he pointed out to them.
The CHAIRMAN said it. was their imperative duty to confine
their expenditure tb their funds; and therefore he thought it
necessary. that Co expense should he 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
had reached the limits of the funds in hand, not one farthing
more should be expended.
It was resolved that £lO be paid to the Temperance band.
The CHAIRMAN thought it highly necessary that some idea
should be given by the several committees o!' the probable ex-
penditure of what they recommended.
It was stated that the general receipts were now about £5OO,
and that the council gave LAU, making up £7OO.
Mr. Da wsoN, on behalf of the Procession Committee
stated, that the expense df carrying the banners, as contem-
plated, had been estimated at £3OO. -
The necessity of gentlemen exerting themselves in the col-
lection of funds was strongly urged. .
It was then determined to limit the expenditure on advertise-
ments 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 not in the procession, the question being
reopened by Mr. Samuel Hohne. On one side it,was contended
that they would renew party feeling, cause irritation,, and that
gentlemen would refuse marching under banners bearing offen-
sive political inscriptions to them as a party. On the other
hand it was contended that all banners should be mixed, and
that party differences should be merged, and all should unite
in gett►ng up a splendid procession, which without the party
flags would be poor to look upon. A middle course was next
suggested; that the flags of all parties shpuld 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 Lino-,
ther party they should be received. That without numerous flags,
a procession insteadof being a pageant would be a melancholy
affair—
" Like a wounded snake dragging its slow length along."
Ultimately a motion was made by Mr. Carson, that no political.
banners but the two principal ones of the Conservative and Re-
form Associations should be used, or rather, paid for by the
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 the 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.