The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-05-07 00:00:00

BIRKENHEAD GAS AND WATER BILL

Mr. MORECROFT, after some comments on the report on
this subject, and arguing for the expediency of the corpora-
tion taking some steps for the frustrating the provisions of
the new bill, proposed that it be au instruction to the Fi-
nance Committee to oppose it.
Mr. ISAAC HOLMES seconded the motion.

Mr. EVANS, alluding to the growing prosperity of the
place, and to the greatness which it was probably destined
to attain, said it was not proper to give a power in perpetuity
to any body of men in such a community.

Mr. HUGH HORNUY said, in the present state of their
knowledge on the subject, they ought not to pass a resolu.
tion decidedly for opposing it ; but it should be an instruc-
tion to the committee to watch it, and to join in opposition
to it if expedient. He would therefore move that it be re-
ferred to the Finance Committee to take the subject of the
Birkenhead Gas and Water Bill into immediate considera-
tion, and that they be authorised to join in any measures
that might appear to them advisable for the protection of the
interests of the corporation as a landowner in Birkenhead.
Mr. JOHN SMITH seconded this motion.
Mr. MORECROFT, after some discussion, withdrew his
motion, and Mr. Hornby's motion was adopted.
The proceedings of the Finance Committee were confirmed.

CORPORATE PROPERTY AT BIRKENHEAD

Mr. H. HOANBY said that there had been certain sums of
money borrowed under the borough fund act, for the pay-
ment of the purchases made at Birkenhead, and that before
those sums were obtainable it was necessary the following
resolution should be adopted :
" That the sum of two per centum per annum on £21,666
13s. 4d., and £2,933 (is. Bd., the amount of the principal
money borrowed for the first and second purchases at Bir-

kenhead, over and besides the interest of the money bor-
rowed, shall be set apart from and out of the borough fund
of the borough, in order to form an accumulating fund for
the payment of the principal money so borrowed, or of so
much of the general bond debt of the borough as may be
equal to, or may not exceed, the amount of the money so
borrowed." _ _

This resolution having been duly seconded, was unani-
mously carried. •

THE INLAND WA REHOUSEING BILL

The Tows-cLXll;;ead the report of the inland warehous-
ing bill, which stated that inland towns were to be appointed
warehousing places the same as ports, with certain exceptions.
Mr. BIRKETT begged to move a resolution in connection
with the bill. He would not go over the same arguments he
had used on a late occasion, but merely content himself with
saying that the present was merely the same kind of bill
which had been introduced two or three years ago. He then
moved the following resolution :
.

" That a special committee be now appointed, to oppose
this bill by all means in their power ; and that the mayor be
authorised to affix the seal to any petition to parliament that
the committee may deem necessary.
Mr. GLADSTONE seconded the resolution.
Mr. EVANS said the present question had been already
settled, and that the council could not consistently interfere
with it again. They had committed themselves to absolute
neutrality on it, and be could not see how they could recede
from that position with any consistency. Ile had mentioned
on a
h formerobbv-c ohor se casion
of the inland town what he would then repeat, that it was
f•

After some further

oncluded by recommending again to
Isistently, and not interfere at all.—

to act t

G. H. LA.WRENCE said that the people of Liverpool
re deeply interested in the question, and that he would
e his vote in opposition to the bill.
Mr. AMIN, and Mr. H. HORNBY expressed
in opposition to the motion ; and Mr. H. T
RENCE and Mr. Honcsos supported it.
Mr. EitaxErr replied in a speech of considerable anima-
tion, in the course of which he called upon the council to
stand up firmly and determinedly in favour of the town.
A division was come to, when there appeared—
.... 24

. YATES,

For the motion
Against it

Majority in favour of the motion ......
The motion was accordingly declared to have been carried,
inid loud cheers from the conservatives.