The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1836-11-01 00:00:00

PORTERS.

The bye-laws relating to porters were then read over again
and passed.
Mr. T. SMITH said that the bye-law which authorized a porter
to charge 6d. for any distance under a thousand yards made it
lawful for him to charge that sum fur running up the quay steps
with a trunk, and placing it on a coach. Ho thought that too
much; •
An alteration was then made, that porters,' if employed under
a quarter of an hour, should not charge more than 3d.. .
SMOKING IN 'W A RUHOUSES.

The' bve-laws relating to this were read.
Mr.'Alderinau.noniNsoN wanted to know what harm there
was i❑ .a man onlooking his cigar before his own counting-house
tire. Mr. Freme thought there ought to be no smoking in
counting-houses. On a division there appeared four smoker,.
(Laughter.) Mr. E. Smith thought there was a loophole, for
such was the infatuation of smokers that they would smoke any-
thing as well as tobacco, and anniseeds acre most delicious
onlooking. They might also smoke coltsfout and tea, &c.
The laws were thou passed.
STEAM-BOATS.

The bye-laws relating to steaut-boats wore then read ; and
passed. MARKET COM NI TTEE.
The bye-laws having been got through, the regular business
of the council was resumed. The proceedings of this committee
were then read and confirmed.

OBSERVATORY comitTTEB.
The committee appointed to inquire this subject had made
every inquiry, and were unanimously of opinion that an obser-
vatory would be of great advantage to the port.
They had
made inquiries, and found that the costs of the building, with
suitable apparatus, would be about £l2OO, and the annual ex-
pense from £250 to £3OO.
The resolution of the committee was then ordered to be en
tered oh..the books.

ST. THOMAS'S CHURCH.
The MAYOR then drew attention to a remark which had been
made, during the leading of the Finance Committee proceed-
ings, with regard to St. Thomas's Church, that the corporation
ought. to contribute their quota towards the expense of the choir
as owners of seats. He believed Mr. 13olton had something to
say upon the subject. • ,
Mr. Conneillor Bot.ToN here rose, and said that his object itr
rising was, to move that a part or the report of the,%Finance
Committee be postponed,.whtch related to St, Thomas's Qhurch.
Ile was perfettly ready to go into the subject then; and to discuss
it; but as it might occupy a considerable portion of their limo,
and they had other matters of importance to attend to, he Would
wish the, council to postpone it. z•
Mr. Alderman Roam sot.' seconded the postponement.
Mt. Alderman LEATtio.ra said that the subject Was iiritinzlit
before the Finance Committee, and, after full discussion, it was
thought only reasonable and just that the corporation, in their
capacity of owners of pews in this church, which they had pur-
chased, ought to contribute their portion to the expenses of the
choir, per rata, according to the rental of their pews. Mr.
Bolton took a different view, and it would be for the council to
determine whether the question slionld he pbstpouedur discussed.
Mr. Cbuncillor EARLE wished to know the great object of
postponement. It was a question which might easily be deCided:
Mr. Alderman BabwN apprehended that it wachecitieethersv
was business of a more pressing nature before them. if not, be
should say, go to the discussion at once.
The MAYOR said they had no more business before them than
they could get through.
Mr. Councillor HENRY LAWRENCE would move that the
subject be proceeded with. They should have much business
at their next meeting.
The motion was seconded by several members at once.
On the, division there appeared,l6 for proceeding, end 28 for
postponement.

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ST. LURE -S CHIIRCH.
The MAYOR drew attention to another observatinn`whichliad
been made with regard to the sale of the advowson of St.
Luke's Church.
Mr. Alderman FREMB moved that that part a- the Finance
Committee report be read.
The DErtiTY TOWN cLERK then read the part of the report
alluded to, which was, that the committee be 'authorised to re-
ceive the highest bidding for the advowson of St. Luke's
Church, to avoid the expense of advertising.
Mr. Alderman FREMB said that many of the Finance Com-
mittee_ were puite in the dark on the subject, and he would re-
commend. as gri ame'idment, that the advowson should be sold
if within £2OO or £3OO of tho valuation, and not leave the sub-
ject indefinite,
The Mn von said the committee merely recommended that
the .highest offer should be accepted, as not any of the offers bad
come up to the resorved bid.
The Finance Committee proceedinizs were then confirmed,
with.the exception of the part relating to St. Thomas's Church.

DOCK COMMITTIM.
Mr. Alderman BROWN called attention to the Dock potn7
mittee report, which had been presented on Saturday,Ao save
time.
Mr. Councillor ATKIN, as chairman of the committee, said he
might offer some remarks on the lateness of bringing in the re-
port, but he believed it was matter of notoriety that the reason
why the committee had not made the report sooner was be-
cause, as soon as they came from the very Unprecedented strug-
gle in London, they found that' applications were going on
from the old trustees of the dock to the treasury, and they had
delayed bringing forward the report, as they did not know what
the result might be. He now brought forward the report pro
Arnie. One reason of his rising was to acknowledge the value-.
,ble services of gentlemen who were not on their committee.
They.had received most valuable. aid from Mr. Barclay, Mr.
Booni,:Mr. Maxwell (we understood,) Mr. Rathbone, and. Mr.
Ilarvey. In alluding to the charge which had been brought
against the merribersof. that council, for inconsistency on the
dock question, it had been brought against them because for-
merly they were supporters of the claim made by the rate,
payers to have a share in the Management of the ducks. The
charge of inconsistency so brought was not brought with fair-
ness; because, at the tiMethey were so claiming a share in the
management for the rate-pavers, it was on the principle that it
was better to have the rate-oavers as a constitueucy,than no
constituency atof
gut now, when the system electing the
council was with the householders or the town„ ineyWere rather
too consistent with the principle of representation to attempt
to confine it to the interested few. (Cries'of "'Hearo

LIGHTING.
'he MAYOR called attention to a remark of Mr. GEORGE
HOLT, on the subject of the lighting rate for West Derby.
Mr. Councillor GRoeGE Hoar : said, the question he Enid ask-
ed was, whether those parts of the borough which had not the
advantage of lighting stioutti
be solject to same rate as
those which had he adva wage. In many parts of West DerhY,
fur instance, many of the inhabitants bad no advantage what-
ever from lighting, and it would be hardship upon them to
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make them contribute the full rate without this advantage.
The TowN-CLERK said, unc:er the resolution of the Watch