The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-02-05 00:00:00

DR. BUCK AND MR. BACHELDOR

At the suggestion of the MAYOR, who said he was given
to understand that Dr. Buck was leaving town, and naturally
anxious to have his case decided on, a consideration of the
subject was resumed.
Mr. H. LAWRENCE thought the • course he was about to
suggest with respect to Dr. Buck would save the time of the
council. He proposed, then, that instead of £4O, as recom-
mended by the Finance Committee, the doctor should have
£6O a-year as a retiring allowance.
Mr. BIRKETT seconded the motion.

The TOWN-CLERK read the report of the Finance Com-
mittee, from which it appeared that they were of opinion the
governor was not entitled to any allowance, but that his
salary of £350 per annum ought to be continued to him
until the end of the current year, namely, the Bth of August
neat; and, with regard to the chaplain, they were of opinion
that he was entitled to a retiring allowance, namely, £4O
a-year, for life, commencing on the Bth of the present
month. The town-clerk-also read a letter which the mayor
had received from Mr. Bacheldor that morning, enclosing
certificates from Dr. Brandreth and Surgeon Forshaw. In
the latter, Mr. Bacheldor stated that he had for a long time
contemplated the tendering of his resignation, in conse-
quence of his infirmities, and praying for a retiring allow-
ance. The certificates stated that he was subject to sciatica,
gout, and epileptic fits, and that his general health had been
impaired.
Mr. H. LAWRENCE said that as he understood there was
some difference of opinion with regard to the sum he was
inclined to give Dr. Buck, he would withdraw his motion in
favour of one which Mr. Bushell had to propose.
Mr. BUSHELL then moved eighty guineas a-year be given
him as a retiring allowance.
Mr. PRIESTLEY seconded Mr. Bushel's motion.
Mr. Mrs Lon. moved the adoption of the report of the
Finance Committee.
Mr. JORDAN seconded the motion.
After a few words from Mr. COOPER and Mr. H. HORNET,
Mr. BUSHELL, in order to produce unanimity, reduced
the terms of his amendment from eighty guineas a-year, to
what the figure was in Mr. Lawrence's motion, sixty.
The question was then taken on Mr. Bushell's amend-
ment, when the numbers were—

For it 39
Against it .
Majority in favour of it .... —27
The following are the names of the gentlemen who voted in
the division : _

For: Mr. Bushell's amendment—Councillors I. Holmes,
HoithTho ; Citire; -"AirndbaCh , Wright. lEtarfOu ; H. Holmes,
Sands, Walmsley, Aikiu, Woollwright, Priestley, Hornby,
Yates, Robinson, H. Lawrence, Wood, Birkett, Gladstone,
Bushell, Procter, Morecroft, Rigby, Kilshaw, Slater, Leigh,
J. Smith, G. H. Lawrence, A. Smith, and Harbord ; Alder-
men Freme, Booth, She, Evans. Barclay, Earle, Benn,
Moon, and C. H. Jones; and the Mayor.
•Against it—Councillors J. Holmes, Thornhill, Copeland,
Mellor, Bright, Toultnin, Cooper, Coglan, M'Kee, Jordan,
and Mather ; Alderman T. Holt.
Mr. H. LAWRENCE then moved that Mr. Bacheldor have
a retiring allowance of fifty guineas per annum, commencing
from the lth of August next, in addition to his salary for the
current year then payable.

Mr. AIKIN seconded the motion.
After a tew remarks from Mr. Gladstone and Mr. Hugh
Hornby, who bothconceived that the retiring allowance should
commence from the period when he ceased to be in the ser-
vice of the public, a division was come to, when there ap-
peared—

For the motion .. 25
Against it 25
The MAYOR having been called upon for his casting vote,
said—l voted against the allowance on the division ; but, on
reconsidering his state of health and the other circumstances
in his favour, I shall now vote for it. (Loud cheers.)
The following are the names of the gentlemen who voted on
the division : _ _

For the motion—Councillors I. Holmes, Houghton, Sand-
bach, Wright, Barton, Aikin, Bright, Priestley, Yates, Toul-
min, Robinson, Cooper, H. Lawrence, Wood, Birkett, Proc-
ter, Morecroft, Rigby, Kilshaw, Leigh, J. Smith, G. H.
Lawrence, and A. Smith ; and Alderman Booth.
Against it—Councillors J. Holmes, Thornhill, Case, H.
Holmes, Mellor, Walmsley, Woollright, H. Hornby, Glad-
stone, Bushell, Slater, M`Kee, Jordan, Mather, and Har-
bord ; Aldermen T. Holt, Freme, Sheil, Evans, Barclay,
Earle, Benn, Moon, and C. H. Jones ; and the Mayor.
It being then a quarter after three o'clock, the council ad-
journed until one o'clock yesterday, for the despatch of the
remaining business.

ADJOURNED MEETING.
The adjourned meeting of the Council was held yesterday
at one o'clock. The Mayor presided.
The proceedings of the Dock Committee having been re-
ceived, their confirmation was moved by Mr. BARCLAYS and
seconded by Mr. Boors. They comprised - among other
matter an increase of salary to the secretary and to three

clerks.
Mr. ISAAC HOLIKE inquired whether the council had not
power to prevent the proposed increase ?
The TOWN-CLERK replied that the only restriction-of the
council was as to the dismissal of officers.
Mr. G. HOLT said that the salaries had been increased on
account of increased duties.
Mr. MELLOR mentioned that the labours of the secretary
had nearly doubled within the last few weeks. Four sub-
committees had been appointed, who each met once a week,
and the extra labour thus imposed upon the secretary, and
he considered he was very moderately paid, considering the
value of his services.

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Mr. SANDS quite concurred in what had fallen from Mr.
Mellor.

Mr. ISAAC HOLMES should not °Nose the motion, but he
thought that any individual, with 'a salary of £4OO per
annum, was in very comfortable circumstances, and that
salary was sufficient for the moderate duties of the office.
Mr. BENN said that a more meritorious officer than Mr.
Mason could not be found; and that since the appointment
of the sub-committee he had scarcely any leisure time.
The motion was then agreed to.