The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1836-06-10 00:00:00

ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.

The second entertainment given at these gardens on Tuesday
evening win; eminently successful. At seven o'clock, the
weather having assumed something like a settled appearance, at
least for a few hours, the company began to assemble. By
half-past eight., the illuminations were completed, and a feW
mi-
notes after nine the pyrotechnic artist commenced his opera-
tions. The rockets were remarkably fine, indeed the whole ex-
hibition was I>y far the best we have ever seen out of London,.
and was highly creditable to the skill of Mr. D'Ernst, and to
the liberaliaty of the marager. The.expresSions of satisfaction
from the Spectators, among whom we noticed many family par-
ties of the first respectability, were frequent, loud, and general.
The number of persons admitted during the evening., exclusive
of the annual subscribers, was 5,053, from, Whom as many
shillings were taken. Independently of the great number of
persons collected together within the gardens there were per-
haps as many more assembled in the, West Derby road and in
the adjoining fields, to hear the music and catch a- glimpse of
what could not be kept front their view. But, although every
approach to the place was thus crowded, we heard of no acci-
dent, and there was not the- slightest appearance of disorder or
confusion. _ . .

It will be seen by an advertisement in another part of our
paper that two similar entertainments will be given in the course
of the present month.

THE DOCK. QUESTION.

The parliamentary committee upon the Liverpool dock bill,
of which Lord Francis Egerton is chairman, met on Monday
last, being their eight day of sitting, and having been engaged
until half-past three o'clock, adjourned to Tuesday, when it was
fully expected they would complete their inquiries. Up to this
point, the bas been contested, clause by clause, on behalf of the
new Town Council, but so far without success, the decisions
having in every instance, been favourable to the views of the
rata-payers. An unnusual degree of excitement has existed dur-
fog the progress of this important measure before the committee,
which has caused the attendance of a more than ordinary nutu-
ber of members. On one division it will be seen that no less
than thirty-six voted.
The following are the main principles of the bill, so far as tne
committee have decided up to Monday afternoo.
The town-council are to be the trustees of the docks.
The committee to consist of twenty-Nur persons.
The dock rate-payers to elect the whole number; twelve of
whom are to be members of the town council, duly qualified as
rate-payers ; the remaining twelve to be rate-payers, not of
the council. This clause was carried by a majority of 25 to
31.

The trustees—that is, the new town council—are not to exer-
cise any veto on the proceedings of the committee.
The police to remain as heretofore, two distinct bodies, and
under separate jurisdiction at at present. This, clause, which'
is probable as important as any, was carried by a majority of 25
to 20.

We learn that in addition to the other matters in dispute be-
tween the present Dock Committee and the town council, and
on which t he success of the rate-payers before the parliamentary
committee has been already announced, they also on Tuesday
last successfully resisted the adoption of a clause proposed by
the town council for enabling themselves to appoint an agent,
counsel, surveyor and &c. in cases of purchases by the dock
trustees from the corporation.