The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-04-03 00:00:00

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The motion was seconded by Mr. JOHN HOLMES, and
carried.

A memorial from fourteen owners and occupiers of houses
in Rupert-street was referred to the deputy town-clerk.
CLEVELAND-SQUARE MARKET.

A memorial signed by from 230 to 240 persons, chiefly re-
siding in South Castle-street, by seven occupiers of houses
in Cleveland-square, and five in Price's-street, was presented
by the mayor. It referred with satisfaction to the willing-
ness which had been manifested by the council to improve
the Cleveland-square Market, and prayed that the suggestion
which had been thrown out, that the market should be re-
moved to the site of the old Custom-house, should be adopted.
The opportunity they thought to be a very favourable one,
and were of opinion that a better site could not be selected,
inasmuch as it was in the midst of a dense population, and
contiguous to the docks.
Mr. RosiNsoN moved that the memorial should be refer-
red to the Market Committee. He mentioned that several
other of the inhabitants of Cleveland-square would have
signed the memorial if they had been aware of its nature. He
maintained that any attempt to improve Cleveland-square
Market would only make it more inconvenient. He had
measured the space it was prissible to enclose, and found it
to be only 11 yards by 13.
Mr. BOLTON suggested that the Market Committee should
be requested to add to their report the probable cost of the
land and the proposed new market.
The TOWN-CLERK here read the following report :
" The town-clerk reports upon the memorial from the
inhabitants of Pitt-street Ward, for a general measure of
efficient improvement of the Cleveland-square market, re-
ferred to the Markets Committee, but in the first instance
to be reported on by the town-clerk.
" That on the 27th of October, 1763, the Cleveland-square
market was first opened by the proclamation of the ' Wor-
shipful George Campbell, Esquire, Mayor of this borough,
and clerk of the markets of the same, of which proclamation
the following is an extract.—(We omit the extract as unin-
teresting.)
" That in the opinion of the town-clerk the market cannot
be converted into a permanent building, covered in, without
Power being obtaind from parliament, inasmuch as, without
such authority, it would be an encroachment on the legal
rights of the public. That with regard to any minor im-
provements. the town-clerk will be prepared to attend the
Markets Committee." -
Mr. COOPER seconded the motion of Mr. Robinson.
Mr. CURRIE hoped that, in passing the motion, it would
not be supposed that the council pledged themselves to the
prayer of the memorial, but that the carrying of it into effect
must depend altogether on the expense.
The memorial, together with the town-clerk's report, were
then referred to the Markets Committee.
WATCH-RATE.

• The TOWN-CLERK said'hehWoreport that, pursuant to
the direction of the council, he had proceeded, before going
on with the bill, to obtain the opinion of the attorney-general.
He read the opinion which had been given by Sir John
Campbell, Mr. Wightman, and Mr. Rogers, which set forth
that in their opinion it was obligatory on the council to levy
a watch-rate of sixpence in the pound. The town-clerk then
referred to a bill brought .in by Mr. Baines, and said the
effect of this would be, that the act of last session would not
apply to this borough, unless, adding the surplus of the
borough fund to the amount of watch-rate they could levy
under the original act, there was a deficiency in paying the
watch-rate. If there was a deficiency of any sort, the act of
last session would then apply, and the council would be em-
Powered to levy a watch-rate of sixpence in the pound, pro-
vided it was required for the expenses of watching. The
amount now to be levied, under the municipal corporation
act, would be, for Liverpool, on a rental of £820,366, de-
ducting ten per cent. That rental would yield, at 2 48.97 d.,
£8527 10s. 11d. ; for Kirkdale, on a rental of £33,331, the
levy would be £l3B lls. 6d. ; for Everton, on a rental of
£18,516, the levy would be £504 6s. 7d. ; for West Derby,
on a rental of 1:39,073, the levy would be £406 3s. sd. ; for
Toxteth-park, on a rental of £96,471, the • levy would be
£lOO2 16s. 7d. ; total, £10,579 9s. Then afterwards it
would be for the council to lay another rate, as they found it
compulsory or not.
Mr. THORNAILL moved that the rate should be 2 48-97 d.
Seconded by Mr. JORDAN, and carried,
PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.
Mr. BRIGHT, having been called upon to bring forward the
motion of which he had given notice on this subject, said
that in consequence of a bill having been introduced, de-
claring the privileges of the house, he should not then press
his motion, but continue it over until the next month, that
he might have an opportunity of bringing it forward if the
douse of Lords before whom the bill now was, should, as
they sometimes did, amuse themselves by throwing it out.
ABOLITION OF THE PUNISHMENT OF DEATH.
RATHIIONE read a petition which he had prepared,
laYing.for the abolition of the punishment of death, and
stated that he wished to have the petition printed and taken
into
consideration at the next meeting. In order to enable
him then to bring the subject before the council, he should
continue his notice of motion.
Mr. Alderman EVANS counselled Mr. Rathbone to with-
-I.raw his motion until he could bring it forward with more
tkelihood of its proving efficient. The question had already
e.kri this session disposed of in the House of Commons.
u'ir. HODGSON thought this an important su.bject, and he
he '0 some extent in favour of Mr. Rathbone s views ; but
it :a°sutentled that. the council was travelling out of its way—
Pbe departing from the business peculiar to itself when it
agan to discuss great national and political questions, and
Particularly one which was about to be introduced. He had
made up his mind, and he believed that several other gen-
tleinen had done so, to retire from the room if the council
b'gall to discuss the subject of sending up a petition for the
abolition of the corn-laws. The council, in his opinion, did
hot meet for any such purpose.
Mr. Alderman Snell. protested against this unfair way of
dealing with the question.
Mr. Alderman EARLE would ask one question, with re-
',Peet to what Mr. Hodgson had said, and it was this, whether
auy.member was at liberty to leave the room without the
Permission of the mayor? He contended that it was not in
the
tail with hin (
erofiLMr. Hodgson to leave the room, and take his
Mr. Currie—" except his own tail")—yes,
except his own tail, without the mayor's permission.
Mr. RaTunoNE, would withdraw his motion.
SHELL
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s THE CORN LAWS.
M.. r
cIEIL then brought forward his motion on
the o
and read, the draft of a petition to both houses
of the legislature, praying for .the repeal of the lass prohi-
biting the importation of foreign corn. He proposed that
the petition should be adopted.. , •
Mr. Alderman GEORGE HOLT seconded the motion.
Mr. ItATIrBoNE, Mr. CURRIE, Mr. BOLTON, and Mr.
BLACKBURN spoke briefly in favour of the motion.
'4lr. 13usiii.4.1. protested against the introduction of such
!Ohjects in the council chamber. The council was not con-
stituted for the discussica of political matters. With respect
to, one at least of the motions brought forward, he could not
1411) ;Marking that the day—All Fools'-day—was peculiarly
applicable:
When he was returned a member of the council,
1.18 constituents—for so, he supposed, he must call them,.
since it appeared to be the fashion there to ape the style and
_Prcivileges of the House. of Commons—had never asked him
4'l at his opinions were on the corn-laws, nor, had the pri-
vilege
Mr .question then been in agitation, would they ever have
dreamed of inquiring what he thought about it.
YATES having spoken in favour of the motion, the
petition was adopted.
The council adjourned at a quarter past two.