The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-01-17 00:00:00

TO THOMAS BOLTON, ESQ

Sts,--Since the debate in the Council yesterday, relative
to the Borough Watch-rate Act, 1 have referred to the ac-
iociuti-itof the proceedings of a General Vestry held on the
October last, as reported in the Mercury of the Ist of
November,
sought the pow
Mr. Joh Clarke distinctly stated, " That it was not the
(and this would save He
intention
of the Council to levy any such rate. They never
sot on
the parish Z.)
could state that, upon good authority,
found coal
themselves wouklYC:mn'oo or £6OO, if it should be
forward
Council, to levy this rate) they
an act to deprive them oto apply to Parliament for
that power. (Hear, hear, with
cheers)" Name your authoii
Mr. Bolton for saying whiaiwtlines I, '
a'
dH He
ohnaedp e
O authority ,
oh, anodf
premature of
ratheenyteostfrythtoe
laughter.) "He thought
entertain the subject, and moved
question sine die."
Now, sir, Mr. Clarke thus came forward, decla n' g h.lm
self your mouth-piece on that occasion :—you vverenknown-
as the deputy-chairman of the finance committee—
considered as one of the prime movers of the clique ttare
who
di-
rect the council : therefore, it was taken for granted that the
dominant party in the council would not oppose the rescind-
ing of this act. In the debate yesterday, you contended for
the propriety of the council retaining the power, of levying
a Borough Watch-rate, It was said that Mr. Cooper and
myself were actuated by improper motives, in our Opposition,
that it was electioneering motives which caused us to take
the part we were pursuing. The liberal party are very liberal
in their abuse of those who oppose their measures. I will
not say but that on the 30th of October, the eve of an election
. t-; tle.street ward, that you really did entertain an opinion,
it was proper
this act should be annulled. At present, it is
evident, you enttain a different opinion,
and that you con-
ceive it is right, the council should have the power to
levy the rate.
th respect to
to the act in question, some curious circum-
stancesiW
deservenoticed. A copy was sent down to
the Town-clerk, the be
day after it was introduced into Parlia-
ment. The council
authorities knew nothingwas
not informed of it • the parish
is reasonable to of it but the Torvn-clerk' ; and it
were acquainted of the Surmise,that yourself and a few others,
council and the parishioner:o
circumstance. Ido consider that the
treated, in not having the informaitlerpool, were improperly
I have referred to the act, aneloit given.
must again state, that
there is tio occasion to go to Parliament
the Town-clerk recommends. Thel for such a bill, as
a sufficient rate, to impose by this act,
if
it
of a penny is
enforce any rate. The words distinctly
are compulsory to
" That no
such rate shall in any one year exceed CA. hi teh'e.
care not if a dozen lawyers told me it was imperTtrnd." I
64., the obvious, and-the only meaning is, that the rate tole".
ate may
be as much less as the council think proper, ,but in no case
more than 6d.
I confider it proper to address you thus publicly, in order
that vou may place yourself in a right position before the
parishioners ; as it might appear, that on the eve of an
election, you authorised an individual, to state in your name,
an intention which you never contemplated.—Yours, &c.
ISAAC HOLMES.

Sand Hill, 16th Jan. 1840.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.
SlR,—Will you allow me, through the medium of your
paper, to acknowledge the liberal donation of £6. from "A
Friend," to be divided at my discretion amongst the various
societies to which 1 have lately called attention.
This is a practical result of the benefit of bringing the va-
rious societies before the public, and I sincerely hope that
many others will follow.
The following appropriation will, I hope, meet the views
of the liberal donor :
Protestant Association
Church Missionary Society
Lord's Day Society
Hibernian Society
Church Pastoral Aid Society
Mariners Church.... ...... Y
Naval and Military Bible Society
Trinitarian Bible Society ..........
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Society for promoting Christianity amongst
the Jews
Jewish Institution .................. .
The objects of the several societies may be seen in the ad-
vertisement in this paper.
I remain your obedient servant,
JOSEPH CRISP.

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