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tertain any such item of expenditure as that recommended by
the cbminittee. He thought the straightforward way was to
vote a salary to the Mayor of a fixed sum. If a salary was • not
:he proper term let them call it by what name they pleased.
Mr. Councillor BOLTON was happy to tell Mr. Shiel-that he
need be under no alarm on account of the law with regard to
the mode of fixing an allowance. The Town-clerk had pat it
in a legal form, and he for one was ready to receive his opinion
rather than run the risk of falling into error by, fbllowing the
suggestions of Mr. Shiel. He believed they were acting per-
fectly legally, and there would be a great saving of expenditure
for the future by this arrangement. l°
-Mr. Councillor itAIHBONE had• pleasure' in'seconding that it
be adopted. He thought it very,de.strable that the Mayor should
not have the responsibility of those matters.
The TOWN-C*LERIC gave his opinion that it was perfectly legal.
The MAYOR thought this principle had been decided at the
last council, and the council would not now• be in order to go
baCk again and say, that this principle should not now be car-
ried into effect.
Mr. Councillor BOuro'N stated, for the infOrination of the
council, that the £7OO was for the carriage and livery.
Mr. CounCillor BLACK BCRN would wish to know in what way
plate, linen, china. and glass were to be paid for.
Mr. Councillor Bor.Toly conceived that the committee should
ask for the grant of a new carpet when one was wanted. •
Mr. Councillor SHIEL., said, that notwithstanding what had
been said he must persevere in the view he hid taken, on the
ground-of true economy. He would move, "that the report be
adopted as far as the words £2OOO, that that be the allowance to
the Mayor, and that the rest be omitted."
The N1.4.r0p. thought the motion could not be put for the rea-
son he had already stated.
Mr. Councillor BOLTON concurred with the Mayor.
Mr. Councillor HENRY LAWRENCE would have supported
Mr. Shiel, but he considered himself beaten on this question on
the last occasion.
Mr. Alderman VitEmP. presumed it was competent to move
an amendment to a motion, and that Mr. Shiel was perfectly in
order.
The MAYOR believed not, to interfere with a principle before
determined..
Mr. Councillor Small. could not conceive why this should not
:be considered in the same light as the second or third reading
of -a bill in Parliament. Ile 'thought they should not be ex-
cluded from taking into consideration what had passed at ano-
ther'council.
After a long conversation in which it was held that if this
principle were adhered to it, it would be an exceedingly injuri-
ous one, Mr. Sheil's amendment was received.
Mr. Councillor-Btacn seconded Mr. Shiel's amendment.
On the-division there appeared 35 against. the amendment
and 10-for it. The motion on a division was declared carried.
Mr. Councillor l3nbToN begged to propose Messrs. Earle,
Rawdon, G. Holt, Benn, and the Mayor, as the committee for
carrying the objects of the resolution into effect.
Mr. Alderman FREME begged to propose some gentleman on
the other side of the question. It was what was repeatedly done.
He would move that Mr. Shiel and Mr. Birch be a committee
to Watch the expenditure.
Mr. Councillor SHIEL begged to decline the honour.
Mr. Councillor BOLTON said it was not a party question.
Mr. Councillor EARLS was sorry Mr. Shiel had made such a
remark. lie would not act on any committee whatever on such
a reflection. . The committee as moved by Mr. Milton was then
carried.

WATCH COMMITTEE REPORT.
A report of the Watch Committee was then read, of the Bth
of January, recounnending the purchase of a plot of land in the
neighbourhood of Duke-street, and a shed to be built thereon
to accommodate the! police, and for the purpose of setting the
watch. And that a house contiguous should be taken for the

chief constable.
Mr. C041161101' HOLMES moved that the report be adopted
and the project carried into effect.
Mr. Councillor EARLE recommended the building of a lock-
up room, under the shed to serve as a Bridewell in case of neces-
sity for securing prisoners. I t might be added at trifling cost.
He would second that the report be adopted.
Mr. Earle's suggestion was agreed to and the report adopted
BILLET MASTER.
The MAYOR announced that since the discussion on paid
officers he had received a petition from Joseph. Darlington, the:
billet master. The petition set forth that the salary had been,
reduced once before £4O. and .was as little as. he could keep up
the respectable appearance required. by, the. situation , for, and
praying that he might not be subjected to,the. further reduction
of £lO from his salary. A certificate was,also.enclosed from
Colonel Jordan, certifying that he had always found the peti-
tioner active and solicitous to oblige. and that he. had heard no
complaints against him from the soldiers, and recommending a
favourable consideration of his.case..
Mr. Councillor JORDAN begged. to move .that the letter be
referred to the paid officers committee.
, Mr. Councillor BOLTON thought ,the. small reduction of £lO
was hardly becoming the council, and would move that his
usual salary, be continued. ! •• • •
-
Mr. Alderman BENN seconded thi5.........
• Mr: Councillor BIRCH said a charge was made against him-
self and Mr. Shiel for interfering with a question already deter-
mined on. The council were now going to rescind a resolution
made but half an hour before. (Hear.)
Mr. Councillor I.leLsiEs moved that the petition be laid on

the table. •
Mr. Councillor BOLTON seconded that.
After a good deal of further discussion, a division took place,
when there appeared, 18 for the amendment and 18, for the

motion.
The MAYOR said he believed this was the fast time that, he
must exercise his prerogative of a casting vote. He should
vote that it be referred to a committee. ~

THE FIRE POLICE.
The TOWN-CLERK read the abstract of a bill for extending the
powers and provisions of the present act. The effect of which
was, that a rate had been levied for the support of the fire police
establishment, but whiGh was.found to be insqfficient to meet the
expenditure. That various fire offices had voluntarily- contri-
buted towards the expenses, but that some of the tire offices
would not Yuba in these contributions. The bill proposed to
enact that an equal rate should be paid by all the fire insurance
offices towards the expenses, and that a rate should be levied
on the owners of all uninsure'dpropertv, who in case of fire reaped
the benefit of the public engines. That the extraordinary ex-
penses at any fire should be equally borne by all the insurance
offices. The superintendent of the the police twfix the amount,
with power to refer to a magistrate, if the amount should be dis-
puted. And provided that no proprietor of uninsured,rhe parcotptehret
then
should be liable to pay on occasion of airy tire a greater bum
than £2O, nor a greater sum than the value of any properly
which might be left undestroyed by t he same fire.
given
A i r .providesto
o lit-(leil.eceroi
committeevn earny
Eb yv
Avi-Nasr tortahpn(rittol and distress.) 1
should have a little
arbitrary and obsure about it.e:hetc.lll;-.
Mr. Councillor HEN': v HoLmEsi movescT that
.s:s iinusuterhuctthipant swbaes
• DeltiOr BLACKBIHIN thought P:i (111 'I. ,
be discussed . Mr Cou •
time to consider_about it, ~: A:
The Towl,b•ct,httic saidihtbe 10,,,,Imf(ping to the standing
orders
28th instant. The principle 01.100W-NliFii}
pUlhe 1,1*.e,0f
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Mr. Councillor NVALBlsliffr4l,
_u stteiot the bill was to
place all parties on an equat. ontmfa, fi c'' id to expenses at
fit
fires. In Manchester there_mas_ 4,-,5,,,9, air lydhe aintiunt of
lit
which Was _.£ls, which
,Ni 44 f°.7o- M.ttiM '3 PO ~7jk:pll. Par-
ties could not complain in having, ftwo, cfxacesi rendered to
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them individually. - • - T.)IT.t ")
Mr. Councillor THORNHILL sal u it this bill were not carried
it would-be necessary, instead of having a rate of a halfpenny
in the pound, of laying idle of three-halfpence CO' Meet the tire
police expenses ! . 1,-,
Mr. Councillor Sir lEL wished to know if theirjeTerring it to
the committee passed the bill without further discussion
The'MAYOR said that the bill would be read a first time.as a
matter of course, and their only expense would be the printihg,
and that it might be discussed in the council before the second
reading, and if not then assented to no further steps need be
taken. lc, e, • 4,
The bill was then referred to the committee 2 - -othie '' •
CONSOLIDATION OF THE POLICE COURTS.
The TOWN-CLERK read the resolutions, at a meeting of the
magistrates on Saturday last, for the purpose of receiving coin-
munications relative to the situation of clerk to the magistratjs
at the clock office. Mr. Hall had at this, meeting, laid before
the magistrates a letter from Mr. Cornelis ltiorre, enclosing
a copy of a letter from the magistratesib I,,p4der which he
acted as clerk at the dock office, by Whic "nliPeare that lie
held the office during the pleasure of the magistrates.:: It was
resolved that, fur the convenience of-all-parties, the dock busi-
ness should,-be transferrf!l to the SesilonS-house, as soots as ar-
rangements could be Made` or that purpose. It waseesolved
that, in consequence of!the Wreatly increased duty of the-magis-
trate, in transferring the k Littisipeks to the Sessions-house,
that it besuggesteoo Vie , n flltoVEonSider the propriety bf
augmenting the salary `oft m Write.
The M Avon said; it hid. dyri customary for the magistrates
to lay before the council their ,decisions,; in which thg council
were concerned. 'They wel'e Ickihneited in: •augOrnting Mr.
Hall's salary. It would be forimißentLeman to give notice of
a motion on the subject. Of cot e: iiWfd not beentertained
.. lb ,
3 , .n...
at that meeting. re '
Mr. Councillor HORNBY woutt wish to 'iik if it would be in
the power of Mr. I-lall:to take t ewhole of the-duties, or if they
should require another magistrate.
Tile .M.Avoit said Mr. Hail_ had expressed his willingness to
attempt it.
Mr. Councillor RATrinervßitAioght it necessary that the coun-
cil shankd pass a vote approving .et the decisions of the magis-
trates. .. -
The MAYOR said the council were not called on to express an
opinion on the subject. They had nothing to do with the ma-
grstrates. The magistrates were perfectly Independent .of them.
Mr;Cocincillor.RATuaoNE.thoughtit would he more satisfac-
tory to show to the magistrates that they agreed with them. -
~ , Mr. Councillor Hoer thought they best testified' their ton-
.,
currence by increasing the salary.
The MAYOR said, if the council wished to testify their tip-
;prove', they might do so.
Mr.. Councillor AIKEN begged to niore'fi'that they 'simply
resolve that the council approve of the dectihin oVthentagis-
trates,,and at their, next meeting take 4 into their douilderattnn
to in grease Mr. tiiill's salary." '
Mr. Councillor MoitEG'no FT seconded thterestolutioi-j,. ;
After some.further discussion the resolution was adopted.
FILLING UP TiIE"RakNCIES.
i
Mr.Scouncillor AIKEN said that; n- consecotence of ,the la-
meuted,death of Mr. Sharpies, a viCiii4had Occurred in the
committee on dock affairs. They feared it might be necessary
to contest some points in parliament with the dock committee,
and it was necessary they should have all the assistance they
could get. He would beg to move " that Mr. John Cropper
and Mr. Alexander M'Gregor be added to the committee on
dock;affairs."
The MAYOR said the town-clerk suggested that there was a
little informality in fitting up one vacancy by two persons; but,
as it was an extraordinary occasion, and not likely to be refer-
red to as a precedent, he saw no objections to it.
The above two gentlemen were then added to the committee.
The council then broke up at a quarter past three o'clock.

NEW MAGISTRATES.—The following gentlemen, being the
eight first in succession on the list, proposed by the corporation
as fit and proper persons to till the office of justices of the peace,
for the city of Chester, have been selected by his Majesty, and
directions are given for issuing his Majesty's,cominission ac-
cordingly :—The Marquis of Westminster, Thothas Dixon, Esq.,
I;awatd s: Walker;,Es.q., William ,CrosS,.EsqL:, George Harri-
son, Esq.:G., B. Granville, Esq„- William Browne, Robt.
Morris, Esq.—Chester Courant.
BUSINESS 01,..T8E F. Pollock last night, in the
course of some desultory discussion, (which was not of a report-
able character,) complaine.d. of the itate of the business of the
houSe; observing that the bill then under disctission (the muni-
cipal corporations act amendment biil) was braight forward
with Out •aby one expecting it;. and that he wonder was, that
many members who were interested in it were absent, in
which case those who had objections to make would have lost
the Opportunity of making them. The Attorney-General said
it was down in the order. Sir F. Pollock asked whether the
lion; and learned gentleman would deny that the bill had come
on quite by accident, in consequence of the• accidental absence
of bird received ne answer, hecanseje- said,
he could not be contradicted; and was that the way in which.
the btisinesS of the house ought 16 be conducted ?[These •rit-
mottkt .Were much checro.l7-111Orteiiig Aciard (Tlthiday.)

PITT-STREET WARD CONSERVATIVE
ASSQUI,ATION:

On Tuesdafevehing last the members of this ward association
dined together in a large house opposite Fernyhough's Hotel;in
Duke-street, no room in the hotel being large enough to contain
the nuMber assembled. About 140 gentlemen sat dOWn to din-
ner. The rooms were decorated with numbers of flags hearing
appropriate inscriptions. The dinner, supplied by Mr. Verily-
hough, was both ampleand goOd, and the wines were of the very
best quality. An excellent company of glee singers was provided.
About half-past six o'clock T. M. Gladstone, Esq., the presi-
dent, took the chair. After the cloth was removed, "Non uobis
domine" was sung.
The CHAIRMAN then gave "The health of our most gracious
Sovereign, William 1V.," with three times thiee. Glee—
" God save the King." " Our most gracious Majesty, the
Queen," with three times three. Glee—" Fair Flora." The next
toast was one which should warm the heart of every English-
man—"'The Princess Victoria, England's rising star," three
times three. Glee—" Hail star of Brunswick." " Our glori-
ous constitution in church and state" was then given with
enthusiastic cheers and one cheer more. Glee—" With a jolly
fullbottle." Then followed " The most noble Duke of Wel-
lington and the House of Peers," three times three, and one
cheer more. Glee—" How merrily we live • that soldiers be."
" The health of Sir Robert Peel, the first man in the House of
Commons;" given with almost interminable cheers. Glee—
" Hail smiling morn." " The health of Lord Sandon, and
may he long represent the town of Liverpool;" drunk amidst
tremendous cheering. Glee—" The mighty conqueror." On
propdsing the next toast, the Chairman stated that it was of. a
nature by which the county of Lancaster was distinguished., If
the other counties took example by her, there would be no
doubt of a majority of conservatives in the House of Commons
even if the tail was double the length that it. is. (Cheers.) He
would give '"The members for the county of Lancaster," tea
calved with three times three and great cheering. The Chair-
man
.premised the next toast by a few observations. The
association of the Pitt-street ward invited their respected, their
beloved (he must say) townsman the late Mayor to attend that
dinner. (Cheers.) He would read to them that gentleman's
answer, giving a reason why he had been unable to• attend. It
had a relation to the toast he was about to propose. Mr. Glad
stone then read a letter from Mr. Aspinall expressive of the
pleasure he would have felt iddining with then', and his anxiety
to uphold the great and just cause of conservatism, and that
nothing but urgent necessity could have prevented him joining
their, party. The reading of this letter was received with great
cheering. It was almost needless for him to say more after the
very handsome and kind note which Mr, Aspinall had sent to
him. The toast had reference solely and entirely to the "birth-
day Of John Bolton, of Storrs, Esq., who had that day concluded
his eightieth yeaar. He should conclude with
,prhpossing " the
health and happiness, both here and hereafter,' of that gentle-
man. (The toast was received with long-continued and enthu-
siasiic cheers.)
`The CHAIRMAN had another observation to make, which it
would be a want of courtesy and propriety in him to withhold.
He had that day received a note from Mr: Bolton, wherein he
states, that he had the greatest pleasure in, allowing his name
to be put forward as the
.patron of the Pitt-street ward conserva-
tive association. (Continued cheering.)
Song—" The fine'oldrEngliah gentleman," sung in admirable
style by Mr. Pemberton. a
• *The CHAIRMAN said he now came to toast of a local nature.
It was the health of a gentlemanwho was known to them all—
a ,gentleman who had••taken on himself an office of a very ardu-
ous and trying nature, and who had taken that office on himself
to serve truly and faithfully the cause of conserva,:ism. (Cheers.)
The gentleman Whose-health he had the honour to piopose was
" John Nelson Wood, Esq., the conservative auditor for the
borough." Drunk amidst. great cheering.
• Mr. Worsts said he was perfectly unpreparecl,lo the hand-
some manner in which they had drunk-his health: Humble as
he was he had' Ma idea that-?he stood so, high With his fellow-
townsmen. He was most reluctant to accept.the office of audi-
tor, but being'leallbe an to accept it by the conservative associa-
tion he at once acquiesced. He could only say that in him, as
un auditor, they had a staunch-conservative, who would do his
dUty faithfully and impartially. (Cheers.) As to his fitness for
the office, in other '.respectS, that was a different matter. He
could say, too, that his worthy colleague was no. radical.
(Cheers.) They Were allarware that their exertions had proved
abortive at the late mpicipal election. The causes were vari-
ous, He attributeOtthe apathy of many of their friends
who calledthemse yeAlatt,iServatives, to the obstinacy or others,
and to the bad arrangeihent of the votes. But let them not be
cast down, . Surely, the -company before him chewed that there
was sufficient 8.6E114'1'46E1 in their veins still to fight the cause.
of their country and their king. (Cheers.) At another, elec-
. tion he trusted they would be able to let their radical friends
know to when belonged the triumph. (Hear.) By the exer-
tions of their chairman they nad obtained a conservative asso-
ciation fur the ward. ' Rodney-street Ward had followed their
example, and he hoped soon to see every ward in the town have
its. conservative association. (Cheers..) He belonged to a very
calumniated class of individuals. He was an old freeman of Li
verpool. (Cheers.) They who were denounced by their radical re-
presentative fur the ward as drunken and depraved wretches.
(Hear.) But he would challenge Mr. Rathbone, of the Com-
mon Council, to compare with them either in intelligence or
in any moral quality any of the municipal voters who had been
created by the municipal bill. He had known the old freemen
of Liverpool a long tune. The radical press of the town had
staled that " they were now come to their senses," that they
now saw " who were their best friends," that they had deserted
their standard and gone over to the reformers. He knew well that
at the next election, the freemen of Liverpool would stick, to a
man, to their church and their king, and not only return Lord
Sandon, but another with him. (Great cheering.)
Mr. COLMAN rose and said he was honoured with the privi-
lege of proposing the next toast, and he had the greater satis-
faction iu availing himself of this privilege, as he was convinced,
from the feeling they had that evening.shoWn, that it would be
enthusiastically responded to. In givino• them the health of
their president (loud cheering) he gave them the health of a man
of good sound conservative .principles, (cheers,) of one whose
exertions in their cause he, could testify to. He had enjoyed
the friendship of Mr Gladstone from childhood, and from the,
position he held as one of the vice-presidents of that association
he had had opportunities of judging of his exertions and ability
in promoting the interests of their common cause. Bo' h they
and all the members of the ward were under great obligations to
him foe his very great exertions. (.Chaera..).. He_trt)sted,tba_t
they would, by the manner in which they drunk that toast, show'
the sense they entertained of their obligations to him: He
would give them, "The health of Mr. Gladstone," which was
drunk amid tremendous cheers.
The CHAIRMAN said, in rising to answer to the toast which
they had just drunk with so much feeling and with so much
unanimity, it was impossible that he could express the feelings of
his heart. (Cheers.) At the same time that he acknowledged
the handsome and enthusiastic manner in which they had drunk
his health, it would be foolish in him for an instant to suppose
that an individual so young and so unknown to them as he was,
should be the sole cause. of that feeling which had emanated
from them. It delighted him to see himself surrounded by
:gentlemen who were united by one feeling, and that feeling, so
strong in the support of conservatism—it was that which had
caused. them to be so unanimous and enthusiastic on that occa-
sion. (Cheers.) • It might be said that it was presumptuous in
On individual so young as himself to stand fOrward in so pronii•
nent a situation as they had been pleased to place hint tot put
he would say this much, that Mr. Bolton, that .respiected, at
benevolent, that excellent individual, who wits an hot-lona° the
ward of which they were members—that that individual,, ih an
interview he had honoured him with, said it was rovrestimption
his the'youth—the spirit and strength of Europe—to standiorth
at this crisis. (Cheers.) In undertaking, the situittibwor pre-
sident of this association, as in everything he undertook, he
should endeavour to do his duty; and if, he meritedtheir appro-
bation for what he had done it was to him a matter of sincere
gratification. (Cheers.) It was impossible fer him to do other-
wise than to exert himself, acting upon the principle which they
did, anti which was set forth in the declaration of their associa-
tion, which acknowledged " that, sensible of the blessings of
freedom and the privileges which we all enjoy under a protes-
tant government, we- stand fOrth to support thosesprinciples
which it is the privilege of Englishmen to enjoy." (Cheers.)
The freedom which was here expressed was not that Visionary
spirit which seemed to pervade the minds of the great body of
persons in the body politic—it was a principle which, coming
within the meaning of the laws of their country, protected and
promoted the morality of the people. It was a cry in these
days that the church was in danger, but when he saw the spirit
evinced by Englishmen he saw the spirit which would stand
forth if that important portion of the constitution were assailed.
(Hear.) This " freedom" had been clearly defined by a popu-
lar poet, is hen he says:—
" For just experience tells in every soil
That those-Who think must govern those who toil;
And all,that.freedont's highest aims cars reach
Is but tri-lay proportioned loads on each." (Cheers.)
Did they find-this consistency in the "freedom" as exhibited by
.
many persons who were brought before the country, or in that arch
agitator who; forsooth, must say "he is the stock in trade of the
cohsentative journals" ?—he conceived, much in the same war
as a felon was the stock in trade of a newspaper pararsraph
which:run the round of the country papers. (Cheers.) It was
always the p;-etence of such men to cry dui liberty, freedom, and
enfranchisement. When that man cried out " justice for Ire-
land." would they not, in all the sincerity-of their feelings, cry
out " justice" too? But the " justice for Ireland" meant by
O'Connell was the remuneratiug the, big heggarman. (Cheers.)
Mr. Gladstone then alluded to the;kind of members returned to
the council, at. the late election. He could notate one who
might have often-been seep smOking a pipe at the Vine tavern,
Pitt-street, an atmosphere far better suited to him than the pre-
cincts of the council-room. When 'they saw such, a Man as
Wm. Rathbone representing Pitt-street ward, who wasaliscri•
minating only in abuse, they could not suppose that the good
sense of Liverpool would permit him to remain. M. Rath-
bone had soon found a Birch applied to him, and he would soon
cease from disturbing the rooms, of the Town-hall. It had been
'acknowledged, and freely so, that if it had not been for a man
who was considered to be the least amongst the old council hav-
ing the honour to preside in the new the bear-garden would have
been complete. (Cheers.) He thanked them again sincerely
for the cordial mauuer in wEch they had drank his health, and
would propose a toast which he was sure would be received with
every possible good will. He would drink " Prosperity to the
Pitt-street Ward Conservative Association."
Glee-s-" Life's a bumper."
The CHAIRMAN rose to propose " the health of the conserva-
tive assessor for the ward, I'homas Toultnin, Esq."
Mr. TotresiiN acknowledged, the compliment. His best ex-
ertions should not be wanted to promote the principles on which
the association was founded. He Would beg to propose " the
health of the treasure: and the vice-president of this association,
Thomas Robinson,Esq."
Mr. RonmsoN, in acknowledging the toast, hoped the other'
divisions of the town would follow their example, and form simi-
lar clubs. It was of no use expressing dissatisfacti so at the
present composition of the, council without uniting in their
efforts to supply a remedy. (Cheers.) He for one would not
cease in his exertions to do so. ( Hear.) As treasurer of
that association, he was glad to say, that they were in a situa-
tion quite prepared for a conflict whenever it might take place;
and he should feel happy to enroll the names of any gentlemen
as subscribers. In conclusion, he begged to propose " Mr.
Alexander and the conservative press," which was received with
great cheering.
-Mr. AaaxastaEtt said, that, for the unexpected honour that
his friend had conferred upon him, and the very flattering man-
ner in which they had drunk his health, he begged to return
them his most sincere thanks. He was well aware that the
manner in which his name had been received had in it no higher
compliment, certainly no deservedly higher compliment than
that it was connected with the great principles which they all
„
professed; and which they appeared there that night to uphold.
'The last conservative meeting which he had had the pleasure to
attend, the political party to which they belonged possessed then
a reinhant, at least, of a shale int he governmeat of this country;
which they had trot"
was proud to say tlitaitm, ae
si Mainpeatar
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no
official power whatever. They had the honour HOW to belong
most exclusively to his Majesty's opposition. (Cheers.) There
were few amongst the conservatives who could now be charged
with being in place; and froth the higher offices of the state—
front the highest down to that of the meanest ii,ettifogger in the.
reformed carporation—they were absolutely exempted from re-
sponsibility. .(Cheers.) He congratulated them tor that fact,
because they had, this advantage; that in all the el:to:its they
might hereafter make, or that they may feel it their duty to