The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1836-10-04 00:00:00

USE OF THE TOWN-HALL.-INFANT SCHOOLS.

The MAYOR slated that the Education Committee had sent
an application to the Finance Committee fur the use of the
rooms in the Town-hall for au exhibition of the system of Infant
Education, under the direction of Mr. Wilderspin. As the ob-
ject was not exclusively a charitable one; the Finance Commit-
tee had hesitated to grant the rooms, and referred the matter to
the council.
Mr. RATHBONR said the object.of the exhibition was to show
the system introduced among the infants belonging to the cor-
poration schools. He remarked upon the importance of encou-
raging infant education when so much juvenile delinquency
prevailed. It was important to show the public what had been
done by Mr. Wildersp►n in a short time, and under disadvan-
tageoui circumstances. This would ❑ot form a precedent for
aroplicat ions front. other schools, as these schools were theit own.
14e moved that the request of the Education Committee be
complied with, provided the surveyor thought that no injury
would he done to the rooms. The exhibition was to take place
on the 13th October. Mr. Morecroft seconded the motion.

At the request of Mr. STUART, the resolution of the Education
Committee was read, when it appeared that the surplus of the
proceeds, after paying expenses, was to be given to Mr. Wil-
derspin. ,
Mr. STUART said, it appeared from the resolution just read
that the object was not strictly a charitable one. He moved as
an amendment, that the Court-house, which was a more appro-
priate place, should be granted for the purpose.
Mr. HARVEY seconde the amendment.

Mr. BLACKBURN thought the rooms quite as appropriate as
the Court-house, which would not answer the purpose. The
object was not profit. If any small surplus should arise, Mr.
Wilderspin was to have that for his trouble, but so little was a
surplus looked for, that the members of the committee had
guaranteed Mr. W. against loss. It was not therefore au exhi-
bition to get money—that would be unworthy of the Education
Committee. Mr. Wilderspin had been training the corporation
schools, and it was desirable to show the public what had been
done, that a greater degree of interest might be excited towards
this object. The rooms should be made as publicly useful as
possible. There was to be another exhibition at the station-
house in Seel-street, to which the lower classes were to be ad-
mitted gratuitously. The admission to the Town-hall would be
one shilling a head, but money would not be taken at the doors,
as tickets would be issued.
Mr. CoGLAN strongly advocated the cause of the schools as
one of vital importance.
Mr. BaowN would vote for the place that would accommodate
the largest number of persons, as he thought the exhibition
would be very numerously attended.
Mr. RATRBONR said the Court-house was not suitable, and he
would undertake to be personally responsible for any injury
done to the rooms.
The question was then put on Mr. Stuart's amendment, when
there were—for the amendment 19, against it 20. The use of
the rooms was therefore granted by a majority of 1.
SURVEYOR OF BUILDINGS.

On the recommendation of the improvement Committee, a
Mr. William Rushton was appointed to the sitinition of surveyor
of buildings, for a vacant district, at a salary of £5O a-year ;
.to
devote his whole time to the employment, and to have no claim
for compensation when dismissed.
THE SLAUGHTER-HOUSES.

A memorial was presented from the inhabitants of Lord-
street, complaining of the slaughtering of cattle in their neigh-
bourhood. They referred to the effluvia arising front the
slaughter-houses, and the nuisance from cattle, particularly
sheep, which were wantonly hunted up and down the streets
with' savage dogs. The glass in shop doors and windows was
frequently broken by these animals. No interior regulations
could remove the nuisance, and the abbattoirs should have been
placed at some distance, from the town.—Beferred to the
Slaughter-house Committee.
On the motion of Mr. Itathbone, the name of Mr. William
•
Lassen was added to the Education Committee.
pen,:ition was road from Mr. Timothy
SERGEANT-AT-MACE.
of £3tx) per annum for life. He founded I i
A claim for com
Parkinson, the late sergeant-atmace. He claimed £5728 18;.
9d., or an annuity
claim on the emolument; of his Lace, which were E,400 „tes,
annum.—Referred to the Borough Court Committee. `.

FLNES FOR NoN-AccEPTANcE ol? OFFIL:B.
The to•
hptohientenruenqcniilreudo
would
dtatihnign
think proper
to
„
the amount of the floe
fix
acceptance of the offices of Mayor, Aldemen,
Assessors,e nun-acceptance
Councillors. The act fixed that the sum for the
11lay fur
should be £l.OO, and for the other members of the Coun-
cil
the Assessors, and the Auditors, £5O.
,
The MAYOR said it was necessary to fix these sums, though,
at the same time, he did not apprehend much increase to the
borough rate by fines.
Mr. HATBBoNK would say that a smaller amount ought to
be fixed. He would suggest that the maximum was too large a
sum. 'He thought that a smaller amount would be advantage-
ous to the public, and would not bear hard on individuals.
Mr. BROWN enquired if it was imperative that a bye law of
this kind should be passed.
The Tows-ct.Eitx said the act required that the council
should fix the line, and it was thought it had better be done
then, before the necessity for its application might occur.
Mr. RATHBoNE would then beg to move, that the tine fur
not serving the office of Mayor be £SC and for not serving,
if elected as Councilmen, Assessors, Sz.c. sh:_ald be £lO.
The motion was seconded.
The Mayon thought they had better name £25, and divide
the maximum in each case.
Mr. BLACKBURN thought there was something due to
,t
thee.
public, that these fines should not be fixed at so low. a rate.
He thought that gentlemen should nut have it in their power
to take upon themselves public duties, and easily resign, owing
at the
to a slight fine. In Leeds they had fixed thel pen
t eni would be
maximum. It was not very likelyd that
elected without their consent, an the
such, that if he accepted these serious
anti he did think, in a
they ought not to be lightly giveenituhp ;
the penalty ought to be
penaltiesugdeniino
rotaungthtdutotiebse,
borough containing so much.
tbhce
t maximum,
penalty; and e
with
he
Ishheoeuxld,
etitt:i.oreenfoorie.
i‘move,sse
ss otih,ahtethe h maximum
iut
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ease,qught, to be 1:25, that there ought to be
some nittereure niati, in that. •
TaugNi.,,... seem tied Alt.....BlJekburn's amendment.
The 'notion, und anion:lin-lit :Were then put, when there ap-
peared fOr the atuenduient 17, for the inotort 16.