The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-11-13 00:00:00

TOWN COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

The first meeting of the new town-council was held on
Friday, at twelve o'clock, in accordance with the provisions
of the municipal act, for the purpose of appointing the mayor
for the ensuing year, for the election of eight aldermen in
lieu of those who retired on the expiration of their third
year of office (being those who had the smallest number of
votes at the election of the 16 aldermen in 1835), and for the
re-appointment of the various committees.

ELECTION OF MAYOR.

The Mayon (Mr. W. Rathbone) said, the first business
which would come under the consideration of the council,
was the election of a gentleman to act as his successor in the
mayoralty.
Slr. Councillor D. HonGsoN then rose and said that it was
unnecessary for him to do more than to name the gentleman
whom he meant to propose. In point of station, character,
and property, all parties must admit that he was well quali-
fied fcr cffice, though, unfortunately, his name was not in
what might be called the raffle of yesterday, according to the
account they had of it. He, therefore, was not placed with
them as an awkward competitor for office, but was perfectly-
free and unshackled, being uncommitted to any course what-
ever. He felt great pleasure in nominating Mr. John Shaw
Leigh as a fit and proper person to till the office of mayor
during the ensuing year.
Mr. Councillor J. SMITH said, that on no occasion had he
ever risen with greater pleasure to second a motion than he
now felt in rising to second the nomination of his excellent
friend. If the possession of a great stake in the town—if
urbanity of manners, seldom equalled and never excelled,
and if integrity of conduct and honest independence of char-
acter, such as, he might boldly assert, Mr. Leigh could lay
undoubted claim to, formed the requisites for the office in
question, then he thought that gentleman was in all respects
eminently entitled to the high station for which he had been
nominated. (Applause.)
Mr. COuncillor W. W. Cuitate rose to propose a gentle-
man whom he thought not inferior in all the qualifications
which had been already named, for whom he felt a great
respect, whose urbanity of 'manners—(should he enumerate
again the different qualifications which had been mentioned
in favour of Mr. Leigh ?)—a gentleman whose urbanity of
manners, whose property, education, station, general con-
duct in council, whose regularity in the discharge of all the
duties which had fallen upon him, must have attracted the
notice of every membor of the council, and eminently en-
titled him to their most favourable consideration. He felt
great pleasure in nominating Mr. Hugh Hornby. (Cheers.)
Mr. Alderman BENN seconded the motion with a great
deal of pleasure.
The Mayolt, after having made the enquiry, waited a few
moments in order to ascertain whether any other gentleman
was to be put in nomination, and.no member having risen,
was about to proceed with the voting, when
Mr. Counciller HIGGINS rose to ask whether they were to
vote by name, or simply for or against the amendment.
Mr:Councillor BOLTON observed that no other had been
named because perhaps another amendment might be pro•
posed, and that was the time to propose any one, before they
went to the vote. (Cries of "Certainly.")
. . .

The MAYOK replied that another candidate might still be
put in nomination, if any gentleman wished it. If so, that
was the proper time to do so.
Mr. Councillor MonEcnorr immediately got up and said
that he should beg leave to propose a gentleman whom he
thought every way entitled to be elected to the civic chair.
When he mentioned the name of Mr. Joshua Walmsley he
was sure that a great number of gentlernen would bear testi-
mony to the ability and zeal with which he had served the
public during the last four years. (Applause.) He need
not say any more, but would simply propose Mr. Walmsley
for the office of mayor.

A short period of silence hereupon ensued, and
The MAYOR at length asked if any person would second
the motion of Mr. Morecroft.
No reply was given; but after another pause,
Mr. Alderman EVANS at length rose and said, that he was
not present at the preliminary meeting asserted to have been
held the day before, and he certainly should not have been
present in the council chamber that day, had he not wished
it to be distinctly understood that he would neither refrain
from giving his vote nor expressing his sentiments. He had
the highest respect for Mr. Hornby, and he had the greatest
confidence in his executmg the duties of the mayoralty in the
best possible manner; but as two gentlemen had been actu-
ally brought before the council, and nominated to the office
of mayor on the ground of their private worip, he considered
himself bound to say that they ought not to look so much to
private virtues—though certainly they ought to look to pri-
vate vices, if they did exist—as to public conduct. Under
these circumstances, and without wishing to shrink from the
question, he begged leave to second the nomination of Mr.
Walmsley.
Mr. Alderman SHIM, wished to have it generally under-
stood how the votes were to be taken. Suppose that the first
person on whom the votes were taken were to have a majo-
rity, more or less, was he to be considered elected, or that
person only who had a majority of the whole of the council-
lors present. He thought that if they wished to prevent
misunderstanding, and to ascertain what their position really
was, they ought to come to a decision beforehand; and he
thought that the proper way would be to declare that that
person only could be considered as elected who had a majo-
rity of the whole number of persons present in his favour.
Mr. Councillor JOHN SMITH observed that the question
was already decided. The act of parliament made it impera-
tive that the mayor shsuld be elected by a decided majority.
After some further conversation it was arranged, that in
the event of none of the three candidates having a decided
majority of the councillors present voting fur him, the ques-
tion should be put again between the two highest.
The voting was then proceeded with, and when it came to"
the turn of Mr J. S. LEIGH to declare for whom he voted,
that gentleman begged that he might be permitted to refrain
from voting altogether.
The MAYOR said, that as be (Mr. L.) had remained in the
room, he could not now be permitted to escape. He was
quite assured that Mr. Leigh would prefer not voting; but he
thought that it was now incumbent on him to vote, since he
had remained. Mr. Leigh might surely vote for himself;
fur there could be no impropriety in it whatever, as hs had
allowed himself to be put in nomination.
Mr. Councillor LEIGH, having no alternative, reluctantly,
at length, consented to vote in his own favour.
The result of the division was—For Mr. El. Hornby, 36 ;
for Mr. J. S. Leigh, 16; for Mr. Joshua. Walmsley, 6.
The members voted as follows:
For Mr. Hornby—Councillors J. Holmes, Thornhill, Pres-
ton, Frankland, Mellor, H. Holmes, Bolton, Pilcher,Walins-
ley, Bright, Priestley, Lassell, Harvey, Carson, Blackburn,
Mason, Coglau, Jordan, Platt, J. Cropper, junior, Rainsden,
Duncan, Currie; and Aldermen Sheil, Booth, lioskell, Lea-

• .Tonss ..Benn, Moon, Bulky, Barcjay, Robinson,
Holmes, Shand, C;. asi:
.31004
Lawrence,Won.:‘,-...-, !ii I. Lawrence, Cooper
and Leigh.
Far 31r. Woollright, Hornby, Hig-
gins, Morecroft ; and Aldermen Hornby and Evans.
Absent.—Councillors Hey worth, J. Lawrence, Segar,
Brocklebank ; and Aldermen Holt and Freme.
Mr. Councillor RATIIIIONE then declared Mr. Hugh
Hornby to be duly elected, and after having addressed a few
words of congratulation to the new mayor, Mr. H. Hornby
took the chair, amidst manifestations of applause.
The TOWN-Ct.aarc having administered the usual oath to
the newly elected Mayor,—
The MAvoa said that he could assure the council, with
penfect sincerity, that he had no wish to occupy the chair to
which he had been elected. He was quite conscious of the
arduous duties and deep responsibility which attached to the
office, and he knew that a comparison would be made be-
tween his performance cud that of his immediate predeces-
sors, which could not fail to be greatly to his disadvantage.
At all events, the example of his valued friend, Mr. Rath-
bone, had proved that by strict impartiality, and an assiduous
and conscientious discharge of the dutices of his office, the
Mayor of Liverpool might hope to obtain the good opinion of
all classes of his fellow-townsmen. He considered the uni-
versal approbation which had been bestowed upon Mr. Rath-
bone as scarcely less creditable to the good feeling and
candour of the inhabitants of the town, and he alluded par-
ticularly to those who were' opposed to Mr. Rathbone in
political opinion than it was favourable to himself and to the
party of which he was so distinguished an ornament. (Much
applause,) No exertion on his (Mr. Hornbv's) part should
be wanting to justify the choice which had been made, and
he should ever consider the testimony of their esteem as one
of the most valuable and flattering rewards that could have
been conferred upon him. In presiding over their delibera-
tions, he hoped that he might expect the co-operation of every
member in enforcing a strict adherence to the standing or-
ders of the council, without which there could not be tbat
order and regularity in their proceedings which should cha-
racterise the deliberations of such a body, and which was ex-
pected by the electors who had sent them there.

ELECTION OF ALDERMEN.
The M YOrt observed that the next business of the council
would be to elect (tight gentlemen, in place of those retiring,
to serve as aldermen for the respective wards.
Mr. Councillor BOLTON said, that before proceeding to the
election, he should like to make a few remarks relative to the
character of one of the gentlemen who would be put in com-
petition. Much allusion had been made during the late
election, verbally as well us by placards and paragraphs, to
Mr. Thomas 11-olt having defrauded the excise, and if it
could be shown that he was guilty, he was unworthy and unfit
to sit in that room, and he (Mr. B.) felt assured that the
council would so think. He should briefly go into facts, to
shew the falsity of the assertion that had been made. In
1820, Mr. Holt purchased a sixth share of some glass.works
at St. Helen's, for which he paid £2200, and, by never inter-
fering in the management, was what is called a sleeping
partner. He attended once or twice ear, when a general
statement of the affairs of the concern was submitted to nun
and the other partners, and the profits, by these statements
(although none were actually paid), always appeared to he
very moderate. In 1828, an information was laid by the ex-
cise that frauds had been committed on the revenue, and
proceedings were instituted in the Court of Exchequer for
recovering the penalties. These continued some time—three
of the four partners making strong affidavits of their inno-
cence. The books.were placed with Mr. Holt, wbu examined
them most minutely, with the view of ascertaining the amount
of the fratill that could have been committed whilst he was
a partner ; ,and after much labour, and with the best informa-
tion he could collect, he came to the conclusion that the go-
vernment might have been defrauded to the extent of £5000;
but so large an amount was denier] by the managing
partner. At the end of 1829, or beginning of 1830, Mr.
Holt was introduced to Mr. Huskisson, when that gentle-
man was so satisfied of the innocence of Mr. Holt, and with
the accuracy of his statements, that he agreed to accept
£S,(X)O as a fine to the concern, to end the matter, and it was
so ended. Mr. Holt and two of the partners then became
most urgent to obtain a dissolution of the partnership, which
being opposed by the other partner, application was made to
the Chancery to terminate it, and, after considerable delay,
the dissolution was agreed upon, and the accounts lett to re-
ference; the referees agreed upon were Mr. Banner, Mr.
King, and Mr. Lawson. In addition to the original cost of
Mr. Holt's share, he has paid £3,529, making in all £6,329,
which may be reduced about £l,OOO when the buildings ate
sold; and from the commencement of the partnership Mr.
Holt never received anything back, either as principal,
profit, or interest. Ile (Mr. B.) would only further add,
that from along and intimate connexion with Mr. Holt, it
was his sincere conviction that that gentleman would not
knowingly injure or defraud any one to the extent of the
smallest fraction. He need say no more to clear Mr. Holt
front the foul aspersions which had been cast upon hint, and
to the truth of the statement which be had made be defied
contradiction.

Mr. Councillor RATHBONE -returned his thanks to Mr.
Bolton for the bold way in which he had come forward to
meet the assertions contained in the placard alluded to—a
placard of the most false and malignant character, lie felt
personally obliged to Mr. Bolton for meeting it in the way
he had done: for it was just and right that they should be
jealous of the character of those persons whom they intro-
duced into that council. It would have been wrung to have
elected any man on whose character there remained any such
aspersions. Whatever the political feeling of gentletnen
might be, he trusted that every member of the council would
always feel that only by only maintaining its moral inte-
grity could its high character be supported.
Mr. Councillor WaLmsLay begged to offer his testimony
to that which had been already offered in support of the truth
of the statement made by M r:Bolton, and as to the unstained
character of Mr. T. Holt. He had himself made inquiries
on the subject from persons cognizant of the whole particu-
lars, and therefore he spoke unhesitatingly. A gentleman
of high legal attainments, and whose character as a magis-
trate was known and appreciated by the whole community—
he alluded to Mr. Hall, the present stipendiary magistrate_
had "been concerned in tip affair alluded to between Mr.
Holt and the excise; and that gentleman had stated as his
decided opinion that Mr. Holt came out of the• transaction
with his character not only unsullied but unsuspected, and
that he had acted throughout in the most honourable, up-
right, and straightforward manner.

Mr. Councillor JOHN SMITH handed in the following me-
morial, which the TowN-cLuaK maid that it would now be
the proper time to lay before the council. He accordingly
read—

To the Worshipful the Mayor, and Council of the town of
Liverpool, in thecouuty palatine of Lancaster.

" The memorial of john Walke;-, of Liverpool aforesaid, Chair-
man of the West Derby Ward Conservative Association, and
a burgess of the said town,
"Sheweth,—That the majority of the burgesses of West
Derby Ward are in their political opinions conservatives,
which has been proved by their having elected three gentle-
men of similar principles as their representatives in the town-
council, notwithstanding every effort used by the reform party
to return gentlemen favourable to their principles, and who
were in every respect eligible for seats iu the town-council,
a fact corroborated by your electing three out of the four who
have thus unsuccessfully appealed to the constituency of that
ward, as aldermen, on their rejection by the ward.
"That at the last election John Shaw Leigh, Esq., a con-
servative, was a second time returned to the council unop-
posed.
"That the election of aldermen by the town-council from
the reform party alone, and more particularly from those who
had been unsuccessful in their attempts to obtain seats there
through the instrumentality of the votes of the burgesses, has
tended to keep alive the feeling that political opinions were
the only standard of Pligibility to a seat in your council, and
that the object of reformers in wishing corporate reform was
not, as was formerly stated, that no party should alone mo-
nopolize offices of trust, but that all parties in the state should
be equally represented.
"That. hitherto the actions of the council have been in di-
rect contradiction to the professions of the reform party on
advocating municipal reform, inasmuch as, without noticing
the fact that some of the wards have returned a majority of
conservative councillors, vet the council have in :ill cases ap-
pointed aldermen favourable to reform measures, treating with
disregard the voice of the people thus declared, and creating
a system of exclusiveness which it was the object of the re-
lot In hill to prevent, and which tends, more than any other
thing at the present tune, to keep alive a spirit of bitterness
and acrimony which all parties admit and regret.
"Four memorialist therefore prays, that at the present
election of aldermen you will be pteased to take into your con-
sideration vise claims of West Derby Ward to a conservative
alderman, thus evincing, a desire to soften and allay the as-
pei ities of party, that at future elections of couneiilors the
burgesses may -he induced to select the individuals most eli-
gible, without reference to their political principles.
"JOHN WALKER.
" Liverpool, 9th November, 1838."

The TOWN-CLERK said that the method of electing the al-
dermen would he for each councillor to write down, at length,
the names and residences of the respective gentlemen for
whom they voted, and to hand the document personally to the
mayor.
Voting papers were then handed round, and as these had
first to be filled up each member of the council, and were
afterwards read over seriatim by the mayor, the proceeding
was necessarily a very tedious one, and occupied a consider-
able time. Fifty-one papers were handed in, and seven coun-
cillors who were present abstained from voting. The result
was as follows: Messrs. T. B. Barclay, Eyre Evans, T. Holt,
James Moon. Thomas Bulley, and \V. P. Freme were re-
elected, and Messrs. William Earle and Enoch Harvey were
elected in the room of Messrs. George Robinson and 0. Hey-
worth. IWe may observe that nearly all the voting papers
of the liberals were filled up with the same names, and in the
same order, showing that they had been copied from some
previous arrangement I
The voting was as follows:—
Votes.
Mi. William Earle, jun.
Mr. J. Moon
Mr. E. Evans
Mr. T. B. Barclay
Mr. T. Holt
Mr. T. Bulley
Mr. W. P. Freme 35
Mr. E. Harvey 3l

Mr. W. Dixon, (Great George-street) 14
Mr. H. Lawrence
Mr. J. Gibbons l3
Mr. G. B. Irlam
Mr. R. B. H. Blundell
Mr. John WalkPr 5
Mr. Edward Gibbon
Mr. Adam Hodgson
Mr. W. Dixon (Everton)
Mr. T. Bolton
Mr. John J. Blackburn
Mr. John Cropper
Mr. 0. Heyworth 1
Mr. R. W.-Wood, (West Derby)
COMMITTEE PROCEEDINGS.

Minutes of the proceedings at the last council, and of the
various committees, were then read over by the Deputy
'Town-clerk.

DOCK CONI NI ITTEE.

On the motion of Mr. Alderman LEATHOM, seconded by
Mr. Alderman BENN,-Mr. Alderman Evans, Mr. T. B.
Barclay, Mr. Thomas Holt, and Mr. H. Holmes were re-
elected members of the Dock Committee; and Messrs. Gen.
Holt and Robertson Gladstone were elected in the room of

Messrs. Hawdon and Walmsley, the former of whom had
ceased to be a member of the conned, and the latter having
signified his wish to resign the office.

MAY(nt'S ALLOWANCE.

Oo the motion of Mr. J. 1-101.siES, seconded by Mr. T.
BOLTON, it was decided that the :Mayors allowance should
be £2OOO, as bad been settled in 1836.
Mr. IsnAc HOLMES wished to know what was the allow-
ance for keeping the Mayor's carriage. He understood that
it was MO; and if so, it was a great deal too much. £5OO
was enough, in all conscience.
It was here intimated to Mr. Holmes, that if he did not

intend to follow up his remarks by a motion, he was out of
order ; and if he did wish to do so, the proper time would be
when the Town-hall establishment came under notice, to
which the item of keeping the carriage belonged.
.QuArtzErtLY MEETINGS.

It was agreed that the three quarterly couucils, the days of
meeting for which it rested witn the council to fix, should he
held—the first on the first Wednesday in February, the se-
cond on the first Wednesday in May, and the third on the
first Wednesday in August, as heretofore.
APPOINTMENT OF OFFICERS,

Mr. John Wyberg, treasurer, and Mr. 'Thomas Perry, re-
ceiver of town dues, were continued in their offices, as were
all the other officers of the corporation.
On the reappointment of the market-keepers being moyed,
Mr. Councillor ISAAC HOLMES said, that he wished to
make known to the council the highly improper conduct of
one of the.rparket7lnokerti, mulled Robert Grouse, at the late
wise ordering People in the
„I'. ePt,..;.;'.1.1'.,t9 fflP trt':'eb-rd a nce
with his lofty will. He mentioned this for the purpose of in-
ducing the council to issue an order to all their servants not
to interfere m elections; it was conduct which every one
ought to act his face against. He did not like that the ser-
vants of the corporation, instead of looking after their busi-
ness, should be sent out in search of votes. Although the
liberal party were at present in the ascendancy, and find it
profitable to permit market-lookers and others to act thus,
the time might come when they would tie in the minority,
and grievous then would be their complaints, ifsuch a system
were pursued by their opponents. They ()ugh!, therefore, to
join in saving that conduct so fliizitions should not be tole-
rated, and endeavour to put a stop to it forthwith.
STANDING 01: DEIZS.
_ _ _

Mr. Councillor J. HoLmEs, seconded by Mr. J. Platt
moved that the standing orders and by-laws for the regula•
tion of the council be continued in force.

The TowN-CLEnk stated that the ;;;ction by the Finance
Committee of a new lease of the land on which the Seel-street
school is built, on terms less than it is worth, had caused the
embodiment of a new by-law for the regulation of the council,
which was as follows :—" That it he a fixed principle that no
grant be made in aid of any school, except !hose which are
the property of the corporation, or under the immediate con-
trol and management of the council."
Mr. Councillor BLacii BURN also wished to call their atten-
tion to by-law No. G, which had respect to motions and amend-
ments. It was to the efface that, whenever an amendment
was made upon an orieinal motion, no second amendment
should be proposed until the first was disposed of. Now,
every one must be aware that they were constantly in the
habit of violating that by-law, and he thought they ought to
make the rule harmonize with their practice. ft was ex-
tremely important, before the vote was taken on the first
amendment, that gentlemen should be allowed to become
acquainted with the character of the amendment or amend-
ments that were to follow, because the knowledge of those
must evidently have a great influence on the roting—in fact,
they ought be such as many would have preferred to the
amendment that might have been carried in the first in-
statics.
It was proposed to allow the by-law to stand as it was,
merely altering the words, "no second amendment shall he
Proposed," to "no second amendment shall be discussed" or
"taken into consideration ;" but
Mr. Councillor D. flormsos maintained that there was

no necessity whatever for the alteration, as the nature of the
coming amendments was always necessarily made known in
the speeches in opposition to the original motion.
The conversation on that point was therefore dropped, and
the by-law alluded to by the Town-Clerk, respecting grants
of land to schools, taken up.
Mr. Councillor BLACKBURN said that he had no objection
to adhere to the standing order; but he thought that the grant
of laud to the Deaf and Dumb Institution was opposed to it.
The'rowis-eLsni< stated that the Finance Committee had
looked upon it rather as an hospital than as a school.
Mr. Councillor BLACKBURN did not object to the grant at
all; but he was of opini"n that their standing order should
harmonize with their practice.
Mr. Councillor RATHBONE moved that the consideration
of the question should be postponed.
Mr. Councillor Trios. HARVEY thought that it would be
as well to suspend the standing order when that particular
case came before them.
Thi! TowN CLERK said they certainly had the power, in
the same manner as the House of Commons, of suspending
their standing coders; but he suggested that the difficulty
might be obviated by making it read, "that it be a generil
rule." instead of "that it lie a fixed principle."
Mr. Councillor Taos. flauvEY thought that it would be
better to leave both out, and allow the law to be—" That no
grant," &C.
After some further conversation, during which Mr. RATH-
BONE consented to withdraw his motion, the by-law was
passed with the omission of the initial words "that it be a
fixed principle."
It was also agreed that the standing orders should be
printed, and a copy given to each councillor.

FINANCE COMMITTEE.
On the motion of Mr. CURRIE that the members of the
Finance Committee be elected.

Mr. Councillor COOPER said he thought that, as one-fourth
of the town-council were conservatives, one-fourth of the
members of the committees should be conservatives.
Mr. Councillor Bot.roN said that it was the intention to
propose four conservatives on the Finance Committee, and
that was rather more than their just proportion.
Mr. Councillor TIWNIA S CASE regretted that there had been
any mention of politics made; the most efficicient men ought
to be put in, without any reference to their political opinions.
He had been for many years a member of the Finance Com-
mittee in the old council, and knew the evil of frequent
changes. He thought that a considerable portion of those
who had been on should always be retained, and be inter-
mixed with a few of the members newly come into the coun-
cil, so that they might'also be brought up to the duties of the
office.

Mr. Councillor Curt RIB thought Mr. Case's proposition a
very good one, and it had been followed in the pre;ent in-
stance. Of the four new members to be on the committee,
three were new councillors.

The committee ;;;Ibellappointed, its members being—
Messrs. Currie, T. Bolton, J. Holmes, H. Houghton, H.
Sbeil, J. S. Leigh, Johu Bibby, T. Blackburn, John Crop-
per, Charles Lawrence, Thos. Harvey, T. Bulley, James
Moon, W. Thornhill, and H. Pi!cher.

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It was agreed that the council should meet next day, 'to
take into consideration a letter from Messrs. \Valmsley and
Lawrence respecting advowsons, and a memorial from a
number of master builders.

IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE.
The members of this committee are—Messrs. T. B. Bar-
clay, I'. Case, H. Holmes, 'l'. Booth, J. Cooper, W. Earle,
C. B. Jones, W. Shand, J Platt, and E. Evans.

WATCH COMMITTEE.
During the election of this committee an amendment was
proposed. On the motion that Mr. Mellor should form one
of its members, Mr. Thomas Case, seconded by Mt. Shand,
moved as an amendment that Mr. Comer should be elected.
The amendment was lost by a large majority.. Mr. John
Smith also inured that Mr:Cooper should take his. place;
but that motion was also negatived, amidst considerable
merriment.

The gentlemen composing this committee are—Messrs.

W. Thornhill, J. Walinslev, J. Mellor, W. Preston, T.
Case, Wm. Earle, jun., J. Wooßright, G. H. Lawrence, W.
Lassell, It. Bright, J. N. Wood, V. Higgins, F. Jordan, J.
Lawrence, it. Houghton, W. M. Duncan, G. Ramsden, F.
Sands, T. Coglan, E. Segar, J. Barton, T. Bulley, E. Har-
vey, and W. P. Freme.

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Mr. Alderman Wm. Earle here entered the room, and
took his seat amidst some applause.
Mr. Councillor Tnomns CASE swished to know whether
the number of this comm►ttee must necessarily be limited to
23.

The answer of the town-clerk was in the negative.
Mr. Councillor THOS. CASE then proposed that the name
of Mr. Cooper should he added.
Mr. Councillor C. R. JONES moved as an amendment,
that the number should be only 25.

The amendment was carried amidst renewed merriment.
Mr. Councillor Courtin rejoiced very much that he was
not elected on the committee.

BOROUGH COURT AND COURT OF REQUESTS COMMITTEE.
Members elected—Messrs. E. Evans, 'l'. Nlorecroft, T.
Harvey, W. Rathbone, It. Bright, J. Mason, 'W. M. Dun-
can, and J. Lawrence.

The TowN-Ct.liax stated th•it this committee would have
to meet next day, to decide whether notice should be giver.
of en application for a bill to enlarge the powers of the Court
of Requests.