The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-08-07 00:00:00

TRIALS AT THE SESSIONS

Mr. RATHBONE, in the absence of Mr. Earle, moved that
a return be made of all persons who have been committed
for trial to the borough sessions, between the Ist of January,
1839, and the Ist of January, 1840, distinguishing the name
of the prisoner ; his age ; the nature of his offence ; the ar-
ticles stolen, and the value thereof; in cases of felony ; the
name of the committing magistrate ; the place of confine-
ment before trial ; the verdict of the jury ; and the se►ttence
of the court ; together with the name of the attorney employ-
ed in the prosecution ; and the cost of each prosecution paid
by the borough.
Mr. CASE seconded the motion, which was carried.

ELECTION OF MEMBERS FOR THE DOCK COMMITTEE

The next subject was the election, nomination and ap-
pointment of five members of the council to be members of
the committee for the affairs of the estate of the trustees of
the Liverpool Docks, under the Dock Act of 6 Geo. 4 c.
187, in the room of Mr. Alderman Evans, Mr. Alderman
Thomas Brockhurst Barclay, Mr. Alderman George Holt,
Mr. Alderman, Thomas Holt, and Mr. Councillor Edward
Segal., who retire from the committee by rotation, but are
re _eligible. _ _ _ _ _ _

The Town-clerk, upon the resolution of the Dock Com-
mittee on the above subject, reported That in the Dock Act
of 6 Geo. IV., the Dock Committee by law retired, and if
only four retired, the successor to Mr. Ripley, who succeeded
the late Mr. Irlam, who was the last in order elected by the
tbrmer council, on the 6th August, 1831, would be the only.
one of the five (all the five original eleetiOns having been on
the same day). who could be fixed upon, in the application
of the act, as the junior ; and if this be correct, he would be
entitled to remain until the next period of election, viz.,
August, 1844. The successor of Mr. Ripley is Mr. Alder-
man Evans, but considering the doubt upon the act, the
Town-clerk suggested that live elections should now take
place, to sit in right of his present authority to continue for
three years, or of his re-election for nine years, as the law
may be found to warrant. But if anv member should be
elected in lieu of Mr. Evans, a difficulty will certainly arise
upon the question whether the office is not full for three
years, and that difficulty would require consideration before
the election is concluded. •

Mr. LBATHOM seconded by Mr. BENN, moved the reap-
pointment of the retiring members, seriatim.
Mr. Busnimr., protested against the reappointment of Mr..
Evans, in consequence of his opinions on the dock bill—a
measure which, in his (Mr. Bushell's) opinion, would so ma-
terially injure the town, that from the period of its enact-
ment would be dated the decline of Liverpool. (Laughter.)
Gentlemen might laugh, but at the proper time he would be
ready to give a reason for his opiniOn, as it was not his habit to
form opinions for which he could not give a reason. He would
not move an amendment, because he knew that it would be
of no use ; the outgoing members were sure to be reap-
pointed.

Mr. ISAAC HOLMES protested against aldermen being
placed on the Dock Committee. He also adverted to the ap-
pointment of Mr. Robertson Gladstone, and said' that the
council asked for the credit of great liberality because they
had appointed one out of thirteen members who did not belong
to their own Angelic party. (Cries of " Move, move.") Yes,
" Move, move ; ' he supposed they wanted him to move out
of the council. (Laughter.)
Mr. H. LAWRENCE said, that as it was perfectly useless
to oppose the motion of Mr. Leathom, he should leave the
room. He did so, and was followed by Mr. hale Holmes.
The five retiring members were then re-elected.
The meeting terminated at a quarter to two.