The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1836-09-09 00:00:00

TONVN-COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

On Wednesday, the Council held its usual monthly meeting.
After the deputy Town-clerk had read over the minutes of the
preceeding, intermediate, and last meetings, the MAYOR an-
nounced that he had received a communication from Mr. C
shoulrompd
-
ton, the assessor, stating that he was in attendance, and
have great pleasure in qualifying as a commissioner of the Court
of Requests. If the council chose they would send for him,
and have the requisite oath adminstered.
Mr. Crompton was then sent for, and having taken the oath,
bowed, and left the room.
The MAYOR said, before they proceeded to read the reports, he
would present to them some documents which he had received.
A memorial from a Christian Society, signed R. Aiken, was
then read, and was an application for the use of the Corpora-
tion schools, for the instruction of children in the neighbour-
hood of the schools, and that they
.(the society) would be willing
to be under the direction of a committee appointed by the council.
Mr. RATHBONE moved that it be referred to the education
committee, which was agreed to.
The next was a memorial from Messrs. Cuthbert, Simpson,
& Co., complaining of the vitriol works, carried on by Messrs.
Holmes, and Co., as a nuisance, and that their property was

deteriorted by it.
Mr. Councillor BIRCH thought the bye-law relating to these
works would come into operation on the 27th of this month,
which would take cognizance of the matter.
The memorial was ordered to lie on the table.
The next was an application from the proprietors of the Apo-
thecaries Hall, begging that the reversion of that part of the
property which was leasehold, and belonging to the corporation,
might be sold to them.,
Referred to the finance committee.
An application from Mr. Richard Bird, chemist, complaining
that he had received notice to quit, owing to the extension of
St. James's Market, was referred to the market committee.
The MAYOR announced that be had received three memorials,
two from butchers, begging that they might not be obliged to
remove from the present slaughter-houses, and the other from
the inhabitants of Brownlow-hill, praying that they might not be
removed into that neighbourhood.
Referred to the committee on slaughter-houses.
A communication was alluded to by the MAYOR from the
debtors of the Borough goal, regretting the death of Mr. Neigh-
bour. The next was from Mr. Atkins, of the Zoological Gar-
dens, hoping that the watch committee would not subject him
to the expense of the police, who had been in attendance at his
gardens from time to time, as he considered their attendance on
those occasions to preserve order, as requisite as at any other

part of the town.
Referred to the watch committee.
The MAYoR read a communication from the chairman of the
dock committee; embodying a letter from the Lords of the Trea-
sury, in which it was announced, that after the Ist of November
next, the dock estate would come into the management of the
Town Council, and that the Town Council would be from that
time trustees of the docks. (Hear.)
Referred to the dock committee.
FINANCE CoMMITTEE.
The proceedings of this committee, which were not of public
interest, were confirmed.
LEASES COMMITTEE.
A number of applications were read and confirmed.
SUB COMMITTEE ON CHURCHES.
The TowN-cLertic read a very lengthy report of the sub-
committee appointed by the finance committee on the 22d of
April, to take into consideration the salaries of the clergy, and
other items of expenditure of the churches to which the corpo-
ration were not legally liable. The sub-committee had ma-
turely considered the matters referred to them, and after several
conferences with the town-clerk, with his advice and assistance,
submitted the following report. The report then set forth that
the corporation were owners of the advowson and patrons of the
rectory of Liverpool. As churches to which the corporation
had materially contributed, they were entitled to the perpetual
advowsons of St. George's, St. Paul's, St. Anne's, St. Luke's,
St. Thomas's, and St. -Martin's-in-the Fields. They had also
the advowson of St. Michael's, which had been sold. They had
the right of nomination to Trinity Church, St. Mark's, St.
Phillip's, St. Bride's, St. Andrew's, St. Catherine's, and St.
David's. The endowment deed disputed in the Court of Chan-
cery secured all stipends and allowances according to the
account, seven years previous to the sth of June last, accruing
to any of the ministers of those churches. The report then
stated the several allowances which had been made to the Rev.
Rector Brook, amounting to £7OO per annum, exclusive of
£46 18s. IW. for seat rents. By the endowment deed it was in-
tended to secure to him £7lO per annum in lieu of these sources
of stipend. The same allowances were made to the Rev.
Rector Campbell. There were four parish curates in the gift
of the rector, whose salaries altogether amounted to £720, which
seems were intended by the late council to be secured by the
endowment deed. The Rev. J. Monk was chaplain of St.
George's, and under the act of parliament he was entitled to
£5O per annum, or more, at the discretion of the Mayor and
council. He had had an allowance granted to him of £265 per
annum, more than seven years previous to June and since
then bad had £lO5 more per annum granted, making with the
£5O, £460. By the endowment deed it was intended to grant
him £370, which with the £5O, would make up the £420. On
the succeeding incumbent would be secured £250. The Rev.
T. G. Leigh, the lecturer, was to be secured £315 for life ; any
future incumbent to receive £2OO. The chaplain of St.
Thomas's received from seat rents £BO, by a grant from the
corporation previous to June 1835, £165, and since then £55
more, making a total of £3OO per annum, which sum it was in-
tended to secure to him by the endowment. The Rev. J. L.
Paine is lecturer, appointed without any authority contained in
the act; from similar sources with the above, he has £215 per
annum, which it was intended by the endowment to secure.
Messrs. Stafford and Formby, ministers of St. Paul's, had each
£220 from similar sources, which it was intended by the endow-
ment to secure. The Rev. Richard Cardwell, the lecturer, had
a grant of £lO5 from the corporation, £lOO of which, by the en-
dowment, it was intended to secure. At St. Ann's Church, the
Reverend Mr. Blundell had a total stipend of £2OO, which
it was intended to secure. It was intended to secure £lBO to
the Rev. Mr. Moss. St. Michael's, St. Luke's, and St. Mark's
were not affected by the endowment deed. The corporationr.lid
not pay greater stipends to them than were secured by act of
parliament. The Rev. R. Davies, of St. David's, had £9O
from seat rents, and £lOO as a grant from the corporation,
which it was Untended to secure by the endowment. The report
then stated the benefices in the gift of the corporation. The
corporation have the third avoidance of the advowson of Christ
Church, stipend £lO5. St. Mark's Church, stipend £350, has
two ministers ; the corporation the presentation. St. Andrew's,
one minister- stipend £200; corporation have presentation of
the third avoidance. St. Philip's, £135 stipend for each of.two
ministers; the corporation the presentation after forty years
from the pasiing of the act. St. Catherine's, £250 stipend for
one minister; the corporation the presentation after forty years.
St. Bride's, stipend £3OO for one minister; corporation the
presentation after forty years. St. David's, stipend provided
for the minister £9O; one minister; the corporation have the
presentation after forty years. Cemetery in Duke-street; the
nomination of the .rnineaer vested in the corporation, stipend
£100; dwelling-house at the charge of the trust. Chapel for the
blind; presentation in the mayor and senior aldermen and the
two superiors of, the chapel; stipend £5OO, at the charge of the
trust. The infirmary ; the corporation have allowed £4O and
£7O for the stipend. The report then stated the allowances as
shown by the first table, which were not obligatory nor war-
rantable under the municipal act. 'The Rey. Jonathan Brooks
£150; the Rev. Augustus Campbell, £150; the Rev. J. B.
Monk, £105; the Rev. J. C. Prince, £55; the Rev. J. H. Staf-
ford, £5O; .the Rev. —. Blundell, £4O; the Rev. Mr. Davies,
£lOO, making a total of £650 not obli,,atory. Some otheritems
added to this made the total £765. Besides these amounts, the
corporation, had been at several other items of expenditure.
The first was the expenditure in the churches, in the pews of
which the corporation were beneficially interested. In St.
George's Church £lO5 of the Rev. J. B. Monk's stipend was
not obligatory. Mr. G. Holden, the oreanist's salary of £63
was not obligatory, however proper. The expense of the choir
not obligatory; tuning the organ not obligatory ; expense of
music not obligatory. Ll'he other particulars which were obli-
gatory were also named, but we are obliged to condense our
report as much as possible.] The expense per annum of this
church was £1,22.5.--4St. Michael's Church. 'The payment for
the choir in this church only not obligatory, £62. St. Luke's
Church, the choir for one year and quarter £92, not obligatory.
- St. Paul's Church, all payments not obligatory. St. Thomas's
Church, tuning the organ, the choir, and allowance to the church-
wardens not obligatory paytnents. As regarded the expediency
of continuing those payments reported as not obligatory, and
for which the corporation are not liable, the sub-committee did
not offer an opinion, referring all to the decision of the council.
Mr. Councillor BOLTON begged to propose that this report be
printed for the use of the council, and at the next meeting lie
would bring forward the subject with respect to limiting the ex-
penditure to what was obligatory.
Mr. BLACKBURN begged to second it.
The Mayon said it was a question which regarded the inter-
est of the Corporation estate, how far it was expedient,to con-
tinue expenses which are not strictly legal.
Mr. Alderman Buowri said, when the subject came forwards
he s)tould move a resolution that none but obligatory charges
should be paid.
Mr. Alderman Roe iNsoai remarked that he was much struck
with the difference between the cost of the churches and the
seat rents. Men must have made strange calculations to build
them for speculations.
The Council then confirmed the finance committee report
and leases committee report.
Mr. Councillor E. SMITH wished to make an observation
with regard to the printing; it appeared to him that there was
much extravagance in executing the work.
The MAYOR said the subject had been referred to two gen-
tlemen who, he had no doubt, would pay proper attention to it.
WATCH COM M ITTEE.

It was resolved, that before the Police be paid their salary at
the end of the month, that they he required to produce a certi-
ficate of belonging to some benefit or sick club.
part
of any change of the system of allowing the police a
of the fines on informations would tend to lessen the efficiency'
of the force, and in the propriety of which the licensed victuallers
had acquiesced.
The Committee also proposed to extend the provisions of the
local act as to lighting to the new parts of the borough, so that
the whole of the borough may be under the same regulations as
the old parts with regard to watching; Report agreed to.
The TOWN-CLERK then read an order for the purpose of car-
rying into effect the resolution with regard to the lighting.
Mr. DUNCAN thought that the expenses of lighting the new
part of the borough should not exceed what they had previously
paid.
Mr. Councillor BIRCH thought that persons who lived beyond
the borough limits, and who could not be benefitted by the
lighting ought not to be rated for it. The order was then agreed
to.

IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE.
The proceedings of this committee, which are not of public
importance, were ordered to be confirmed.

TO WN-H ALL COMMITTEE

It was resolved that the new design for the Mayor's carriage
be adopted. Confirmed.