The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-05-18 00:00:00

ADJOURNED COUNCIL MEETING

An adjourned meeting of the town council was held on
Saturday at one o'clock, for the further consideration of the
bill for amending the mode of revisions of the burgess lists.
The Mayor presided.

HE INLAND BONDING BILL

Mr. EVANS wished, before entering upon the business for
which the, council had been summoned, to ask a question and
to make a few remarks upon the proceedings in the case of
the inland bonding bill. He was absent when the proceed-
ings of that committee were read, upon corporate business
elsewhere.

The MAYOR said no proceedings had yet been read.
Mr. EVANS wished, then, tb know whether or not the pe-
tition which had been drawn 'up by the committee on that
bill would be read to the council before it was sent off, for
he had reason to believe, that it was a petition which ought
not to receive the sanction of the mayor or the council. lie
would move, if it were regular to do so, that it should be read
before it was sent away. He would next ask, whether it was
intended to go to any expense in opposition to the bill, either
by deputation, or witnesses, or engaging lawyers in a regular
parliamentary contest? He had reason to know, that the
sanction of the council was obtained against the will of the
majority, by the mere casualty of the absence of a few of the
members.

Mr. BIRKETT.—IS this in order Mr. Mayor?
The MAYOR said Mr. Evans had arisen on a question of
order, and he (the mayor) would answer him in due time..

Mr., EVANS, gave these as the reasons for not incurring
any expenses, for he was sure that corporate influence in
London would not have the least effect upon the side pro-
posed, but, on the contrary, would be very injurious ,to it.
He hoped, therefore, that the measures of the council, if not
altogether retraced would be limited to the mere petition and
nothing else.
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The 'MAYOR said, the subject came before the council on
Wednesday week, when it was moved, that the bill be op-
posed, which motion was passed by a majority of the council,
and an addition was afterwards appended to the resolution,
that the mayor's signature and the corporation seal be ap-
pended to the petition. The committee had since met, and
had adopted a petition, which he (the mayor) signed and
sealed on Thursday last, and he believed it was sent off. He
did not recollect an instance of any former petition framed
by a committee appointed for the purpose having been sub-
mitted to the council previously to being sent off, nor did he
know that the mayor was to scrutinize such petition.

Mr. JORDAN asked whether the committee were em-
powered to send off the petition without first submitting it
to the council ?
The MAYOR.—Certainly.
Mr. JORDAN.—I only ask the question, but Ido not think
they ought. ,

Mr. EVANS said, he should move, that the petition be
read, because there was an allegation in it which many of the
gentlemen who were parties to it did not know was at vari-
ance with fact. He should wish also to have an expression
of the opinion of the council, that it was not expedient to go
to any great expense with a deputation or otherwise, as they
were not able to give the government the • slightest informa-
tion on the subject.
Mr. JOHN HOLMES said the counsel were met for a spe-
cific object, and Mr. Evans had no right to speak on any
other.

Mr. HORNDY said, no doubt the introduction of the sub-
juct was irregular, but he thought the petition ought to be
read, for undoubtedly the council should know what went up
to parliament with its sanction.
Mr. HODGSON said, it was unfair to call before the council
a subject which had already been decided. The gentlemen
who wished to see the petition knew where to apply, and
they might go and see it.