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

TUE LtVIRPOOL 'sTAll34llb.

TO THE REV; THOMAS MAGUIRE.

Stri,-On the occasion of what your friends call your chal-
lenge to me, you are reported to have said that you would at
any time, readily meet the revilers of your religion, the O'Sul-
liyans and M'Ghees : and that you would wait three weeks in
Liverpeol to give my friends time to apprise me of your chal-
lenge. Before that period had expired, I addressed a letter to
you, which was printed on Saturday, the 17th of September, in
the Liverpool Journal, a paper known to be in circulation
amongst the Roman Catholics of the town and neighbourhood.
But you were gone. On Saturday, the 24th of September, the
editor of the Journal informed the public that you had been
somewhere near Preston, but he concluded you hail removed
thence, as otherwise a copy of his paper must have reached you.
Another week passed. On Saturday, the Ist of October, the
Editor of the Jou, nal informed the public that he had authority
to say you would be in Liverpool on Tuesday (to-morrow).
This letter will be ready for your perusal in the STANDARD to-
morrow morning, and I shall direct a copy of that paper to be
addressed to you to the care of the Editor of the Journal.
1. First I call your attention to my letter of the 17th ult. ac-
cepting your challenge.
As the challenged party, I have an undoubted right to choose
my weapons, without assigning any cause; but I ant willing
that you and the public should be in possession of my reasons
for preferring the press as a vehicle of theological controversy.
If my object were to display my own talents as a disputant : to
excite party contention : to rouse angry feelings of opposition
against my Roman Catholic fellow-countrymen : wilfully to
darken the subject in hand by quotations from human autho-
rities public or private; and thus at the expeus, of truth, and
peace, and honesty, to gain an apparent triumph in disputation:
if these or any of these were my actuating motive, then I should
probably prefer the platform; but none of these form any part of
my object. My object is to show that the authorized formularies of
the church of Route and the superstitious practices founded there-
on will not bear the light of the sacred word of God; that what
the Church of Rome inculcates as the gospel of Christ was never
inculcated by Christ himself, or by his inspired apostles ; and
that, consequently, both priests and people should flee out of
the a ntiscriptural apostacy, read and believe the word of God,
and be saved in the Lord Jesus Christ with a free, full, present,
and everlasting salvation.
Now, what is your object? Is it to display your talents as a
disputant? Is it to excite party contention? Is it to rouse
angry feelings of opposition against your protestant fellow-
countrymen ? Is it wilfully to darken the subject in hand by
quotations from fathers, and councils, and bulls, which contra-
dict one another as freely and flippantly as fretful children or
angry women ? Is it thus, at the expense of truth and peace
and honesty to gain an apparent triumph in disputation ? If
these, or any
ipf these, be your actuating motive, I do not
Wonder' that you should prefer the platform, But if none of
these be your object—but, if your object be to show that the au-
thorised formularies of the Church of Rome are in accordance
with the word of God; that what the Church of Rome inculcates
as the gospel was inculcated by Christ and his apostles; and
that, consequently, all heretics should see that they are guilty
of the fatal sin of schism, and thereupon return for salvation
into the bosom of the mother and mistress of allehurches;. then,•
assuredly, both your object and mine will be best attained by
a painstaking series of writings.
I prefer the Press then, because, first, bravado and bluster,
and sophistry will .go for nothing when on paper, and no per-
manent
impression will be made except by sound interpreta.
lion, attested facts, and consecutive reasoning. And, because,
secondly, such interpretations, facts, end reasonings, will then'
be submitted, not to the impromptu suffrages of an .excited, and
impatient assembly, (small at the largest possible amount of
auditors) but to the calm deliberate inspection of the United
Kingdom, and the educated world.
2. But in the second place, if you have still such an invincible •
predilection for speaking, that you will not, or cannot write:
then I call your attention to Mr. M.Ghee's unanswered challenge
to THE PLATFORM, and to his letter in the Liverpool Mai/oflast
Saturday, in which he says you have skulked his challenge for
the last three years. " First, by pretending you never saw it for
three years, though it was publicly advertised in the chief Roman
Catholic Journals, and called about the streets of Dublin, and
lastly, by evading it through unworthy artifices, when it-was posted
on your Chapel door." What say you to this ?
For a contentious man, you are now surely in a happy posi-
tion. You may choose your man, and your weapons. lf, on
sober reflection, you are really desirous of eliciting truth, and
see the propriety of adopting the quieter, and more effectual
mechum of the Press, lam your man. If, on the contrary, you
still prefer the Platform, Mr. M'Ghee is your man. thrum
horum mavis accipe.
• If you feel, as 1 hope for your own sake you do, that you can-
not properly meet either of us, until you have vindicated your-
self against a grievous accusation, Mr. Nolan is your man. I
quoted his words to you in my last letter.
3. Finally, if you will neither meet Mr. Nolan on -his pub-
lished and unanswered charge against you: nor accept Mr.
M`Ghee's published and unanswered challenge to the platform:
nor follow up your attack upon me by accepting my published
and as yet unanswered challenge to the press: then for common,
shame sake, hide yourself, and never more attempt to delude
the poor ignorant creatures who hear you, and who are not al-
lowed to read and think for themselves. It is for the temporal
and everlasting welfare of our liner fellow-countrymen, that we
wage this warfare against the artifices which your church ii
now practising, concealing her theological and intolerant de-
formities, behind a plausible mask of charity and liberality,
that she may thus associate with herself the careless and the
infidel, to the attainment of the grand object of her ambition—
political supremacy. Yes, Sir, it is on behalf of our poor de-
luded, mentally enslaved fellow-countrymen, that we "earnestly
contend for the truth once delivered to the saints"—truth for
the people, a freely circulated Bible in their mother tongue for
the people, light for the people, liberty of conscience for the
people, salvation for the people! This we say to the Priests of
Rome. 1 am, sir, your obedient servant,
HUGH APNEILE.
Liverpool, 3d October, 1836.

MUSICAL FESTIVAL.

TO THE EDITOR ()P THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.

SIR.—We observe, with regret, the announcement, this day,
that the service which should have taken place at "St.'llfichiie?s
Church," on Tuesday next, has been transferred to "St. Lake.'s
Church," in consequence (as stated) of the inefficient state of
the organ.
As the builders of the organ in " St. Michael's Church," and
carrying on that business extensively in this town, the impres-
sion ( which would be very injurious to ourselves) might get
abroad among our friends and the public generally, that there
had been some neglect, on our part, in nut attending to the
instrument.

The fact is, that for the last three years we have not had the
charge of the organ in question, fur reasons known only to the
powers that then were, but of which further notice is, at present,
unnecessary, our only object being to prevent, any impression
going to the public generally----.and which might be the case—
as to our not attending to business intrusted to us. Had it been
under our care, there should have been no occasion, on that
account, to transfer the service from one church to another.
While. on the subject of organs, we would further observe,
that we regret the Festival Committee should deem it necessary
to overlook resident tradesmen of long standing here, and bring
down parties from London, to attach a long movement to the
organ in St. Peter's Church for the Oratorios, which, to say.
nothing of the additional expense thereby incurred, is casting
an unmerited stigma on the resident tradesmen of the town,
Particularly in that department.—We are, Sir, your obedient
servants, BEWSHER and FLEETWOOD,
Bronte-street.
Saturday Evening, Ist October, 1836.

TOWN-COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

An adjourned meeting of the couucll s'as held on Vriday
last, at eleven o'clock ; the MayOr in the chair.

LAND IN SOHN-STREET.

The MAYOR stated that he had received it letter from the Di-
rectors of the Liverpool Tradesmen's Bank, who were dqsatis-
find with the decision of the improvement cominitteel as to a
:pieee of laud iu John-street, called the Globe chambers: They
alleged that they had purchased the land from the cominitlee,
and claimed to have the purchase confirmed ; the committee re-
ject° t their claim, the laud having been previously sold to Mr.
Rotherham.

The letter was then read by the deputy town-clerk.
" Liverpool Tradesmen's Bank, 30th September, 1336.
"Sim—We beg to refer you to the annexed copy of a com-
munication which we addressed to the Improvement Committee
on 21th instant, respecting the remaining piece of land in North
John-street, called The Globe Chambers," and which com-
munication contains all the particulars of our written applica-
tion, purchase, and clann• to have such purchase confirmed to us
by said committee.

" The-Improvement committee having, at their meeting on
Tuesday last, the 27th instant, rejected our'claim for confirming
the purchase of said land and althoutzli in our appeal to them
for that purpose, we respectfully solicited "an early reply" to
our claim, their decision of Tuesday was not communicated to
us until Tnursday afternoon, the '29th instant, and then only,
after having, on our part, specially written to the Town-hall for
the same.

.•`.The Directors of this Bank conceiving they have sufficient
grounds for being dissatisfied with the decision of the Improve-
ment Conimittee in this affair, respectfully solicit the favour of
your laying this, as well as the accompanying communications
before the council to-day, in order that a statement of the.
whole transaction may come under their deliberate cousidera-
tion,

To Wm. Wallace Currie, Esq., Mayor, Liverpool.

" TO THE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE OP THE LIVERPOOL
CORPORATION.

" September 21th,1836.
"GENTLEMEN,—Having heard about six or seven weeks ago
that-a lot of land, called 'the Globe Chambers,' in John-street,
Omer of Temple court, was on -sale by the corporation, and
being desirous of purchasing the same for suitable premises for
this -bank, we made application respecting it through Mr. San-
derson, one of our directors, and on behalf of our board, to your
clerk, Mr. Charles Okill, who informed us that 'it was decided
the land would be disposed of by public sale, of which dup notice
would be given, and that it was useless, therefore, to-make an
offer by private treaty.' It will be obvious to your committee
that- the natural tendency of this information, communicated-.
through an official channel, must have been not only to impress
• our minds with the -hOpe of seeing the said lot of land left to
open competition, but also t dilsuade us frown making any Offer
by Private treaty-..lnitriedigeri; i44beitig informed of your, in-
tention to'sell'said lot bY'Priiat'e:tpile,- we acted oil the second
information by directing otir'atrent; Mr. John Parry, to offer
',ten guineas per Square yard, WhiCh offer was regularly made to
your surveyor, Mr. Franklin. ' . •
" On Tuesday last; the 20th instant, Mr. Parry was informer"
by your surveyor that the committee had fixed the price of said
land at £l2 per square yard. We then directed Mr. Parry to
ho immediately to Mr.-F'r'anklin, to close the purchaie. r.
Parry accordingly waited on your surveyor on same
(Tuesday.) and inquired if Mr. Franklin was authorized to sell
the land, when Mr. Franklin replied in the affirmative. Mr.
Parry then said, will give 'you £l2 per square yard for it.'
Mr. Franklin, in reply, said, Write are a note to that effect.'
Mr. Parry then remarked, 'The purchase money is ready;' to
which Mr. Franklin rejoined, 'Put that at the bottom of your
-note.' Phe note referred to was accordingly handed to Mr.
F ranklin, when Mr. Parry observed,- Mr. Pianklin, is it a
sale ?' and Mr.-Franklin replied iu.the affirmative. 'After some
further conversation, Mr. Parry again remarked,'rhea it is 'a
sale;' to which• Mr. Franklin replied, `lt is, unless something
supersedes it.' Ihis last expression we understood to allude to
the confirmation of such sale by the council. Mr: Franklin
having given Mr. Parry a plan of the land, with a card of the
renewals of the lease under which such land would be held, the
negociation was concluded, and we considered the purchase of
the land made.

"On Wednesday last, however, our ageni, Mr. Parry, re-
ceived a note from Mr. Parry, of which the following is a copy :
" !Town-hall, 21st September, 11336.
" Sir,—ln reply to your note, I have to inform you that the
remaining land of the Globe Chambers was under offer to Mr.
Rotherham, who has this morning accepted the same on the
terms asked by the committee;—his first application was dated
10th instant, yours on 19th.—I remain, &c.,
(Signed) " CHAS. OKILL.
" Mr. John Parry.' "
"We were Certainly unprepared for such a communication as
the above, when on the previous day, your surveyor had sold
the land in question to our agent, Mr. Parry, and, consequently,
we took the earliest opportunity of apprizing Mr. Okill of our
;determination to bring a statement of the whole transaction
under the consideration of your committee.
-" Now we respectfully submit that, if priority of application
he the ground of preference of sale to Mr. Rotherain, we are
evidently entitled to that preference: for Mr. Rotheram's first
application is dated 10th Instant. Our application, through
Mr. Sanderson, as already stated, was about the middle of
August.
" Again, if our offer of ten guineas per square yard was the
highest made,, that gives us the priority, being the highest
bidders: • -

" Also,-Mr. Rotherham `accepts' the offer of £l2 on Wed-
nesday, we purchased the land on same terms from your sur-
veyor on Tuesday.
" And we therefore submit that, under all the circumstances
of the case, we are fully and justly entitled to have the purchase
of said land confirmed to us; and we have no &MLA but that
your committee will so decide in the matter. _

"Soliciting an early reply," &e.

Mr. BARCLAY, on behalf of the committee, stated that afters
careful examination, they had come to the conclusion that the
bank had no claim for the land. Mr. Franklin was not em-
powered to sell the land, and distinctly denied that he had done
so. On the eontsary, he !sad expressly referred to another and
prior offer being an obstacle in theway.
After some remarks and questions by Mr. Duncan, Mr. Bol-
ton, and Mr. Robinson, the minute book of the improvement
committee was sent for, and the minute's reed over. From
these it appeared that there was originally a negociation with
Messrs. Clibborn and Co, for the purchase of the land. At the
meeting of the committee, held on the 12th September, a letter
dated the 10th was received from Mr. Rotherham making an
offer, and it was resolved that if Messrs. Clibborn and Co. did
decline it, and at the meeting of the 19th, the letter of Mr.
Rotherham was reconsidered, and another letter was received
from Mr. Perry, agent to the bank, making an offer. It was
agreed that the land should be offered to Mr. Rotherham, and
if he declined it, that it should then he offered to the bank. At
the meeting of the 2Gth there was a letter dated the 21st se-
ceived from Mr. Rotherham, accepting of the offer, and also a
letter from the bank dated the 20th, claiming the land on the
ground of the verbal conversation or agreement with Mr.
Franklin. Both parties agreed to give the price of £l2 per
square: yard fixed by the committee. At the meeting of the
27th the surveyor attended, and explained what had passed with
'the agent for the bank, and the committee were of opinion that
• the sale to Mr. Rotherhatn should be confirmed.

.... ••• •••••.,.•
Mr. ROBINSON thought the c•ocnmittee had done right, as Mr.
Rotherham had accepted the offer on the 2lst.
Mr. Duncan.—The bank say that Mr. Franklin sold it to
them on the 20th.

Mr. BAncLAY.-;—Mr. Franklin denies it; besides it would
be a dereliction of duty in Mr. Franklin to conclude a pur-
chase.

Mr. Sum, wished to know what steps the committee had
taken to obtain the best price. • Early in the year a great
amount of corporation property was offered for sale, and the
price obtained surpassed the most sanguine expectations of
those belonging to the corporation, and of the best judget of
land in Liverpool. Was this land publicly advertised to be
sold? He disputed the right of the committee to vll -land
privately; -they ought to have sold it by auction, and let the
whole town share in the competition. A large price might thus
be'got from persons in want of land. It had been insinuated to
him that members of this corporation were interested in this
transaction, and he hoped therefore it would nut be confirmed.
Mr. BBOWN thought the committee had done right in award-
ing the land to Mr. Rotherham, with whom the negotiation had
first commenced. The bank had no claim unless the bargain
with Mr. Rotherham had fallen through.

Mr. BOLTON said, that on the 19th of September,.£lo per
yard was offered by Mr. Rotherham, and 10 guineas by the
mink. On the 20th the bank offered £l2, nhich was the price
required. The offer of Mr. Rutherhatu was dated the 21st.
The land was on sale at a certain price, and the hank was the
first offerer at .that price. He would therefore second Mr.
Sheil's motion that the sale to Mr. Rotherham be annulled, and
that the land be sold by auction.
Mr. 7.-1. Honrsey, as a member of the improvement com-
mittee, denied that they had any motive except to do what
was right and to get the best price they could for the laud.
He then recapitulated the particulars of the transaction. The
committee considered Mr. Rotheram the first offerer Mr. Okill
and Mr. Franklin both thought £l2 a very high price. The
offer was made on the 19th' and Mr. Rotherham accepted it on
the 21st. It was.not offered on condition of being accepted by
return of post. On the 20th the bank agent had a conversation
with Mr. I.'ranklitc,--but this did not come before the committee
till the 27th and Mr, Frariklin'then denied the fact, and said
that he had'expreSsly alluded to the existence of another offer
as an obstacle in the way. As to the charge of selling by private
contract they had constantly dOne so, and Mr. Sheil should have
objected before if he disapproved of it.
Mr, SHEIL said he made the objection as soon as he saw the
error.,
111 r. HORNBY said they acted in the same way as the finance
committee, of which Mr. 'l'. was a member. He wished to know
whether the finance committee,. whose transactions were to a
much greater extent, sold land by auction ?
Mr. Coor.ars said, that if the improvement committee sold
the land and had the power to sell it, Mr. Rotherham would de-
mand the fulfilment of the contract, If they hart power to make
the contract, he had power to enforce it. It was equally binding
on both parties. He did not believe, that the gentlemen of the
improvement committee had acted from any improper motive.
The bank alleged that it was actually sold to them, and he would
recommend the appointment of a select committee to investigate
the whole transaction, and to report to the council.
The MAYOR reminded Mr. Coglan that the committee had no
power to complete the contract. 'The transaction was not con-
cluded, and therefore nut binding, until confirmed by the
council.

Mr. 131.aoknunx said the proceedings of the committee were
quite regular, and according to the usual practice. They had
very properly considered Mr. Rotherham as the first offerer, in•
asmuch as he was first ietreaty for the land. The question now
was, whether there were particular circumstances in this case
to call for further investigation. tie thought there were such
circumstances, and the best way, therefore, would'be to set the
sale aside,' and dispose of the land by auction, to the highest
bidder.

Ir. _A y rt,
T uthe chairman of the imprcivement committee,
said he had attended the meetings, but he agreed with Mr.
Blackburn that the best plan would be to put up the land afresh
by auction.
Mr. Btheit seconded Mr. Coglan's motion for furtherinquirY.
The bank had offered 10 guineas against Mr, Rotherhatn's £lO
before,Mr. Rotherham offered the £l2.
Mr. Bot,ToN saw no advantage in Mr. Coglan's motion, and
as there had been a strove expression of opinion that the sale
should oot be confirmed, he would Support the motion for selling
by auction.
.Mr,EvAils said that auctions were often abortive, from not
being well attended. There was some land at the North Shore
actually given away after having been offered by auction. But
as there had been "treat confusion iu this case, and as the 10
guineas had been offered by the bank first, he would annul the
sale and offer it by auction.
Mr. E. SMITtt said that the statemetitl on this subject were
so conflicting that he dared not vote upon it, and he wished to
know from the Mal-or if he might leave the room.

The •Al-Avon said'-it was extremely desirable that every gen-
tleman should vote one way or another, but if any one could not
n ahe .his mind, he had Netter walk opt without saying any
thing at all about it. As he was on hislegs.he would take that
opportunity of -saying a few words on the subject before them,
that: he might not, as on a former occasitM,.. come too late with*

his rent-arks.. His experience was that while the hctime property
of the. corporation so!il well land did not sell well by auctioh.
• The sales were put oil from time td time without a bidder And
at last the property was blown upon. and became depreciated in
value. House. property was bought with avidity, but the buyers
of land would not come forward at auctions. The highest price
ever got before this for land in the same situation was £lO per
yard. He might. state that this land had nut been offered by
auction. He wished it to be distinctly understood by the coun-
cil as well as by the public that committees could not conclude
sales, and that all mere verbal conversation about purchases I,reot
fur nothing. Every thing must be done in writing. It had
been the practice of the council, however, to be most cautious
as to the annulling of contracts entered into,by committees, as
the dignity of the council and their characters as fair traders
Would Ise comprOMised if they should make a common practice
of not confirming the acts of their committees. It had rarely
if ever, happened that the council did not confirm the proceed-
ings of committees,
111:r CoG N now said that he would withdraw his amendment,
and leave the land td be sold by auction.
Mr. BA ucr.ay said that he would rather the subject was fur-
ther investigated than that the sale should be annulled. He
should therefore move the amendment which Mr. Cogtau had.
Mr. MORECRorr said he would annul the sale and put the
land up by auction. This was the mode always resorted to when
a dispute arose between two purchasers.
Mr. RA RL E said the present case was not one of dispute be-
tween two purchasers at an auction. If they put it up by auction
it would look as if they wanted to take advantage of the misun-
derstanding that had arisen, so as to get more Money for the pro-
perty. .It was better to have an iuvestigation.
Mr. E. CROPPER, as a member of the Improvement Commit-
tee, thought it better to investigate. No argument had been
brought forward for selling by auction.
Mr. Hw.r said that in the first instance an offer had been
made to Mr. Rotherham, and the committee were bound to await
his answer before the bank was in a position to make au offer
or the committee to entertain it. If the bank had offered £l5 or
£2O per yard they could not have taken it until Mr. liotherham's
answer was obtained.
Mr. SHEIL said he had every confidence in the good intentions
of the committee, but he would go no further. They had not
taken pains to make the best of the land. There was no adver-
tisement nor even a board up. The two competing parties
would look to their own interests' and he thought that it was
due to the public that the council should get the best. possible
price. The Finance Committee renewed leases to present pos-
sessors without advertisement, on payment of the regulated flue,
but he did not recollect a single instance of property being sold
without being advertised. Mr. Evans said that auctions were
not always successful; but, he would advertise it by auction, as
they did goods in their private business, in order to bring
,pur-
chasers forward to treat.
the Mayon ..was then about-to put the motion, to the vote, lint
on referring again to the minutes of the Improveineut Commit-
tee he found a resolution dated 29th August, that the et of
land W called the Globe Chambers should be sold fur £l2 a-yard.
This resolution was confirmed by the council. This, said his
• worship, was a full justification of the conduct of the Improve-,
merit Committee.
Mr. BoRI N sm.' said he should now move that the proceedings
.of the committee he con firme t.
The yoR put it to Mr. Sheil whether after this he would
persist in his motion.

Mr. SHEIL declined to withdraw his motion. A Similar tran-
saction as to the sale of land took place last year, and excited
much suspicion of unfairness. He was one of those who hives,
tigated the matter, and he found that the suspicion tas
-unfounded. He thought therefore all sales should be public.
The MA you asked if gentlemen were aware of the effect which
would be produced as to the character of the «mncil if, after fix-
ing a rice, a subsequent meeting should annul it? They had
decided that £l2 should.be the price of this land, and if they
now revoked that proceeding the honour of the council would be
gone. If they did such a thing, he for one would never sit there
and countenance such 4i proceeding.
Mr. EARL-1i said that £l2 was a very high price, and it
had only-been obtained as there were two parties, wanting the
laud.
The council then divided on Mr. Robinson's amendment for
confirming the proceedings of the Improvement Committee,
when there were—For the amendment, Messrs. Logan, Rush-
ton, H. Ilorubv, Leigh, J. Cropper, Jordan, Duncan, Tayieur,
•Blain,•Moun, pulley, Barclay, Robinson and Brown.— A.gainst.
the amendment Messrs. G. Rawdon, M'Gregor, Balton, H.
Holmes, Mellor, Birch, Bolton, R Athbone, J.Lawi ence, Lassell,
HOlt, Earle, M croft, Blackburn, Coglan, B. Cropper, Alison,
Sanders, Evan 0. Ileyworth, Freme, Stuart, T. Smith, and
the Mayor.—Frir the amendment, 15; against it, 29 ; Majority
against the amendment, 14.
Mr. BA lie LA Y's amendment for the appointment of a special
committee win then put, when there were--For the amendment,
—Messrs. J. Holmes, Logan, Thornhill, Harvey, Thornelv,
Rawdon, M'Gregor, H. Holmes, Mellor, Birch, rinshton,
Hornby, J. Lawrence, Lassell, 'l'. Holt, Earle, Coglan, E.
Cropper, Alison, G. Holt, Cropper, Jordan, Duncan, Tay-
ieur, 0. Heyworth, Moon, Bulky, Barclay, Robinson, Stuart,
Brown, T. Smith, and the MaYor.T-Against the amendment,—
,srs. Sheil,Barton, Bolton, Rathiione, Morecroft, Blackburn,
Sandars, Evans, Blain, and Freme.—For the amendment, 3.3;
against it, 10. LThe Mayor's list gave 11 against the amend-
ment.) The amendment was declared to be carried, and the
originalmotion (Mr. Shell's) for the sale of the land by auction
was of course negatived.
The MAYOR said, in a low tone of voice, that he was glad (as
we understood him) that the amendment had been carried, as
the Council would have disgraced themselves if they had put up
the land afresh.

Mr. Alderman EVANS immediately rose, and said with great
warmth, I cannot pass over that rethark—you have repeated it
before. I deny it, sir. I hold my honour as high as you can
hold' yours, and I hold the honour of the council equally, high.
The MAYOR said he had hoped that he should have terminated
his official year without giving offence to any member of the
council. His remark was made in order to vindicate the su-
premacy of the council. (Hear, hear.) He thought that to
annul at that meeting the resolutions of a termer one, would
affect their proceedings. He, of course, cast no disrespect upon
any individual, least of all upon Mr. Evans, whose character he
respected. He only spoke from a jealousy of the honour of
the-Council. (Hear.) .
The following gentlemen were then named on the special
committee :—Messrs. 0. Heyvforth, H. Lawrence, G. Holt,
M‘Gregor, and
,Freme.