The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-05-04 00:00:00

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' not Itittlo6,llaLmotives were, awl therefore they. had better say the church was concerned there +lase great desire always man
bathing about them. - ' I • fested on the part of churchmen to put their hauls into ill., pot i
t. ,
~.„1,. The arasiatliatenkwas then agreed to. . 1 thin of tne waggoner, wnu appealed fur'assistance to ii,ocule,
M THE CORPORATION CH CRCH ES. , I without applying his owe shoulder to the wheel.
Ctmucillor 110 n-rots said the question, he understood, was 1 The Ata you then put the question, when ou a divisiea the,.
that the Fula
osed
nee Committee be confirmed.- As an amendment appeared—
to that he,pruip" that they be confirmed with the excep- i For Mr. Bolton's amendment, I I
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.. tien oflhat part which relates to the erection' of a gallery in St. I Against it • . -
~.. Arkhael's Church." And before he entered on that part of the
~.i.r I:;oltiess he would request the Town-clerk to read the report of '
..,_ Majority
I.,;,,_the'Seb-Conunittee of the• Finance Committee, male in March, The following was the division :
t,, 18. report was agreed to unanimously in the beginning For Mr.. Bolnin's amendment, Messrs. Thornhill, Harvey
0,
tel April following. I Frankland, Bolton, Priestley, Lassen, Morecroft, U. Holt, 'l',
'ltheTow-cr.uRK read the minutes as desired, by which it 1 Holt, Fieme and Robinson.' Against the amendment—Messrs,
t:,!: ~ fl,ppeared,that the committee had restricted themselves to such J. Holmes, Houghton, Preston, Ifawdon, 11. Holmes, J. Me1,,,..„.-.
,,,..„.-. expenditure as they were legally bound to tisburse, by recom- ' tor, Birch, Woolright, H. Hornby, J. Lawrence, Cooper H.
fr, tueuding that in future the expenditure should be confined to i Lawrence, Wood, Earle, Cog,etti,- Alason, Seger, Leigh, J.
• :the'strietly legal charges. l Smith, U. H. Lawrence, Jordan, Platt, Currie, Ramsdetb
Mr, Councillor BOLTON,—:vow sir, that resolution having . Duncan, Leathoin, Jones, Benn, Evans, Moon, Barclay, antbeen.approved unanimously by the council! beg to ask whether the Mayor.—Absent, Messrs. J. lleyworth, D. Hodgson.
~,,,,, the etpendititie for a gallery for St. Michael's church, which . Logan Shawl Balton, Sands, Walmsley, Bright, Bibby, C
will be £205, can be strictly entered into by the council. 1 ask *, Lawrence, Brocklebank, Carson, Higgins, Blackburn, J
your opinion as the.town-clerk. - I Cropper, Shiel, Booth, Hornby, Brown, Bulley, and C. Hey
''• The TOWN-cei• it K said in considering that question he should I worth.
look at it in two:ways.,. The _first question would be, was this I --
-- expenditure advisable with reference to the pecuniary interests
- - of the 4oniacil in.the pew rents arising from that church ? It
was nut for him to come. to a conclusion upon any question of
fact as to whether or not this expenditure was advisable with
reference to the pecuniary. interests of the corporation. if
, • :the committee should have come to the conclusion that, with re-
:•• rerence to its pecuniary interests, treating -the descrip-
,'-'tihn. of property in the pews as they would treat any other
productive property of the corporation, that it was advisable
"'"- that this pecuniary.expense should be entered into, he•appre-
, hended according to the decision of the question he made, such
6'`'-'etperiditure. was justifiable on the part of the council. If
the. cmuotittee
.had- come to an opposite conclusion, then, of
•,, .-cou.isd,-,,it'avolild be an expenditure not justifiable. With regard
to the text consideration, how far this expenditure, in the dis-
l" ,cretion of the council ought to be incurred, with reference to the
c-• 1 public.. benefit of the inhabitants, it was a question which must
s`' -be-determined by the discretionary power of the council. In
e" his opinion it would be expenditure for the public benefit of the
-inhabitants, and that consequently the council had the power to
' . determinediatthe expense should be lectured or not.
t' Mr. Councillor Bob•rtiN said the subject he wished to bring
• before the corporation was one; f great importance, and before
:decided upon, it would be well to weigh the consequences to
-which the decision of the Town-clerk might lead. HeOttain-
tained that under the municipal act, under the provision's of
. Which they.sat there, every individual in the town was put on
. . terms of perfect equality—there was-no distinction made in the
.., lighting of the streets, and the watching of their property by
the police.,-and many other obj*ts, all of,uwhich were of a,
'common nature and without reference to sect or party. The
•• -law referred:only to the general good of the borough and its
inhabitants, andhe asked whether the expenditure now called .
for was for the general good ? He looked around there and he
T•
sawu variety' of persons who entertained different beliefs; the'
mayor, who attended one place of worship, Alr.•ShieFit second,
, Mr. Blackburn
„a• third, Mr. Sandi a' fourth, Mr. liolutea a
fiftliin fact •he believed there were not less than eightaletio-:
ininationsof Christians composing. the council ; and he asked,
could this. expenditure he justified for the general good? No,
'hesaid-itwaifor the particular good of one of: these 'sects. In
the. outlay in wharfs or houses or warehouses they always looked
fur coMpeusationin rents, But in this instance this would not-
' Ise the case, ''They might be vaned upon to repair the church,
but this w•V not a repair, but. the. adding of a new gallery, an'
•• enlareemeet'; and if they could add- a gallery, he did hot see
e,
• why they should not add a wing too; and other sects, with equal
jestice,anigiitt'ome andask. for :accommodation for their chil-
dren: Hatt 'the different. denominations of Christians from
chapel's carne to that corporation for -assistance.? Why should
the church he the ouly_persons coming with-the begging-box?
The. established church had cost.that borough nut less than
El 5, 00 0 . a year, surely that .was bounty enough for a particular
sect in religion'? With regard to the church in question, he
believed- en an
.average its-outlay for the last seven years was'
£289 and: ifs ineoMe only £5lO. .the last account its income
wits only £395. from pew rents;•and £4O. for sale of graves, and
he•inttintained that this further expenditure asked was most un •
-.1 jastilialtte as 'an investment which could not be maintained on
any pi inciple whatever; for, in addition to the disbursement,
there- would be feur corporate
.pews :destroyed, which now
brought in an annual rental.' If it were acceded to, he believed
there Was to be an application from St. Thomas's Church tor
• • linin,4-the pews,- which was another stroke on the wedge, and he
thought it his duty, as far as possible, to prevent the extension
of these pectitiar priyileges— He- understood there were about
394 elciarcii:- and accoMniodation was wanted for 600 or 8(0.
Mr. Pbaya• said they nnly: wanted accotninielatidn• for 30U.
Mr. 1-16f.taN,•=•-- Is it an additional 390?
Mr, Pi..fair.l",:ii,; for,4/. imly.
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Nlr. Ishii ti wasaccommodat inn for 300 now.
Ilil harli4llie Petition, and he extracted from it that there
was nitiv...Maanninodatien.for 3',X), and the fair inference vvas
: that iliC.efonirnotla tion
.waS.Walated fer.3oo more. If that were so,
it was'aloret.ttiki' their average- number, for there was accoin-
-- intalatitirLiti-i,be deighbourhood, in St. Thomas's Church ; lint
if they had-more than they could acetemnodate at St. Michael's,
be had ric,;•`do.shttheyanight have sufficient at St. Thomas's on
easy terria.- -Ahtl Why,:atnduuder what pretext did they seek
this'aiiiney When they Might have the-mecessary room elsewhere?
fle Thought this applicatiun an additional insult. to the other-
, setae in tha toan. When that subject was fist brought before
'the council it was referred, to the Finance Committee, and in
that comielitee, out of deliCacy to the Church Expenditure Com-
mittee, fie bad requested it might be referred to that committee
without comment: Ills reason fur that was that shortly after
the resolatitin'Whi;e:h the Town-clerk had read, he, at consider-
'-atile..trouftlitu*Oared a very valuable report for the guidance
•tif the 'ciiiiittX in film re expenditure for the churches. That re-
port was cpupictereci as the guide of the Church Expenditure
Ciimmitieg.'.`Oe might say that the suggestion of the Church
`.. Ea penditureCommittee originated' with himself, at all events
•he had promoted it and move-1 it, and his object was that that
eernmittee should be.compOsed of churchmen, and that that re-
pert of the Town-clerk should, be their guide. Ile submitted
that this desire on the part of the committee to erect the gallery
in questiou was at veriance- with that•report. The learns used
as: to the church in question in the report were obligatory as
far as repairs; now this was not &repairing, it was an eten-
s. sionitaust lie thought itanight to. be -resisted.
• Alt. Councilltst.MortEcitoaT setlontled`the motion: '
Mr. Councillor PLATT disclaimed altogether what Mr. Bolton
'ealled ""a wedge." The question resolved itself into this;
iihtitilul the ineitibera of tne council sustain the interests of the
corporation in that church ?. About 300 children had been in
the habit ef going there from a school in Parr-street. Stapes eats
.agn, touch to thetr credit, the Messrs. Yates established a school
in Staunton-street for children of all denominatiohs, front
whence scholars were taken 'Io their respective places of Wor-
ship; and.he asked Whether accommodation should not be pro-
..v.ideul for thenr withoitt_inenininoding the congregatien, some
of Whom had removed to' other places in consequence of the
rinisituee:created by the children. -They merely wished to afford
'AdcomMortation for the Children, without any desire to introduce
Ilie.*' wedge'," which was an intention, that he.disclaimed.• He
therefiUe thought the expenditure for the gallery was quite tie-
•cessary,te sustain the interest they had in that church.
Mr. COGLAN felt great reluctance in • differing- front some
tlentlemen on •that!tiubject. He, however, felt with them that
by the•municipal law all were placed iin the same fasting, 9ti
a any.attenipt were tnade to elevate one party at the expense of
"other, he would as cordially oppose it as did the gentlemeo to
whom he alluded... But that was net a question of the elevation
of one class of Christians a6'ove mon het( it was a question to be
''onsidered as effecting property belonging to the corporation,
it. was a corporation church which had been erected before the
municipal law,• with its "admirable provisions," became the law
of the land. It had exclusive privileges, and they had not the
Wer to alter • them. •The simple question in his view was,
whether, as a corporation edifice, wanting accommodation for a
'4eeat,/riass- of -the• putilic,.they were justified in giiing to that
eii.pense. If it were a
,Catholic place of worship, or even an
Unitarian one,. or a place:of worship for that " much repudiated
floss called Quakers" from whom one gentleman (looking at
the Mayor) might think. himself happily released—if it were
freer any one of these dettominatiens of Christians, he should
sincerely support-snch a proposition, if the children could be
thereby better educated and made better members of society.
It.
. appeared, that in the church there was not accommodation
'''r the children; anti they annoyed the congregation connected
with it. If the
.opinion. of Abe: Town:clerk. were as he thought
it xvas,.a fair vies of it, they were net restricted from expendi-
ture for such an object, if it were fur the pecuniary advantage
of th.e;corporatinii, which he thought it was—and if it were for
the advantag,e.of the public, which- he contended it Iseult! be.
soiliat he could see no impropriety in it, or any exaltation of
one'' sect" tit the expense of another. But he hoped a higher
motive than pounds, shidings, and pence, would influence them.
boundcertainly thou.lit, as Members of the council, they were
°Duna to keep the church in gOod repair, they could not close
the doors; and so lung as the duerswereepen. they were bound
to furnish that accommodation which the public required.
Mr. Councillor HOLT imagined they were not at liberty to
Iptlidge iii motions against- the municipal act. He contended,
'fiat the expendittriewas not within the meaning of the muni-
"tpal act, unless it could be shown to he advantageous to the
fiorporation, estate, which he. did not think it would be, and
therefore. he should vote with Mr. Bolton. -
'-M r. Cuttntk considered the church as the properly of the
(.:I potation, and they had heart! from Mr. Bolton that its in-
(.,nue was not equal to its expenditure. They. feigned that the.
M.convenience which the .eungregatiiin experienced from the
!Tattering about or children was so great that that small incoitie
'night be still further reduced; arid it, was thenglit -that the
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..r rection of a gallery fur the children would prevent that tle-
eitse anal probably increase the. income., It was on that
gntl alone 't hat the expenditure had been recommended Let
1-t rouhe higher grounds spoken of by Mr. Coglan be- kept to -them-
:.:4(i:ii'es :. they all felt them and had them. All the long speeches,
r, eY had had
.the pleasere.aftheaiings Uwe-Air. Ittelion•wereott
ttieral principles, about which there was nu doubt. -- Nobody
'4'l arty doubt that the municipal. act did not allow any dis-
i'lgoctinn of sect. It aTason,the ground of its being likely to be-
efit the corporate este' e albite that the grant had beeu' recem-
uew-led by, the Church Expenditure Ceimnittee. .
()till*. Cie:m.4,o[m. 1/10.;tviiiy had never looked at thecpiestfon
;,_ e't tli'airbe e °fa pecuniary nature affecting the corporate
t''l`lJet •atitnitit, as Mr. Belton insisted,-the giving an undue ad-
, intage In brie sect over another, I-Fe was satisfied that, the
ireilitlutffilif'_ihe church Would diminish
.if..the annoyetice of, 4tu
w Qiill/reli Was not removed. lie thought they were intik-Mg
ii,eßgllrvi inattor or a paltry affair; the interest of the suni.re-
?'rett^w,u!,l amount:to .f.:B ss. per annum; if by the erection 'of
~._te l'..tillery they could
,ugly let 4 (Sr 5 additional pews, that
17,,itild increase their receifits by £24 or £25 per-annum. Since
t%
11. emitted had. last met he had been told by the clergymen
„.t trgentterria6:"' had-given up iiis pew c
in or e
sequencof the
:'lt ;atite of the children. being scattered about the church as
present. The erection Of a gallery was a matter tit' pecu-
,i'rY interest, aud on that ground only he recommended and
s.l.,Luld support it.
to:lr- Councillor Henry LA WItENCE would not add anything
ia,s4T.hat had been last' stated, or to the eloquence of Mr. Cog-
I, "• . As to the " wedge" mentioned by Mr. Bolton, be only
I.;:i4w•gett . to assure :him that the apnlication for lining the
i, , s of St. Thomas's church had been at once refused as a
Iliter with which they haul nothing to do.
%I'l...Alderman Evasis: then said, that on a late occasion he
i,,.voted against such a 'motion as that,ltit he should vote in
by OP' of the present motion, and his reasons were those urged
'r. Currie • dwhit had taken the-sameviews. If
%sae
~ an others
ever the church hold a greater number than at present, they
hell(' "lore likely to get a greater value out of it, and he appre-
riew, ed that ibat would be the case. He wished to know if the
Lren's had ever been more than they were now ?
za,,,,;%. Councillor PLATT belieied the pew rents had been rather
Air. -
iii,t_ c ouneillor MELLO!: wished to say one word on the cities-
',hiltilt :Appeared to him, and always had done whenever this
13,d, ' ,PxPenditure question was brought forward. that 11 r.
~,,,,eiri_ittl.ninueul under one. grand error7of nut distineuishing
thus 'l',".liese,ehitrches which belonged to the corporation, and
(rant , loch did riot.. If any application were made Its them
the,
~a 1.7 church in which they had no interest, he should resist
!ilh'rea il.-`.P,g • '4' motiey.as much as Air. Bolton. But be con-.
it'
'."-- ii-,44o..,Meatqy a que.dion between landlord and tenant.
'h s ~t- 40"C3106.0fietors.of-the church, and they Were justifies!
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141,P tSilAitstteif 41.setarti» of money that was demanded. . .
hp ja'n))4rF4.l.,syttltilly replied. •., He opposed the resolution of
lengttra-ittee;,iteraitse amongst othei reasons, when

IMPROVEMENT OF TEMPLE-COURT.

Mr. W. Eatit.E,jun.t then ,rose to move a third amendmen,
on the proceedings of the finance committee; but before he did
so, he expressed a hope that the gallery, which was the subject
of the last division, would be considered as intended for the ac-
commodation of the children belonging to the church only, and
that others would not be allowed to come and annoy the coagre-
gation. (Heat, hear.) He wished to make some observations
with respect to a great improvement which was suggested, and
which the finance committee, following the same parsimonious
policy which marked their predecessors, and which he had
hoped was at an end, had determined not to make. He
spoke with respect to an improvement in Temple-court.
The advantage this town possessed over others, was in its
having a large purse to enable them to make improvements.
without calling upon individuals who would not do it. He had
observed fifteen carts loading and unloading at TemPle court
that morning—a retail wholesale trade, if he might so speak,
was there carried on in sugar, coffee, and other articles, and the
place was ill-adapted for the extent of business done, and he
believed, in consequence, several accidents had happened there.
(Me. Platt.—Two within six montl.s.) Then there must have
been more, for he knew one man had been killed. The sum of
£2,000 or £3,000 ens a paltry consideration for a corporation
like that; only look at the great improvements that had been
neglected for £2,000 or £3,000; "the building in which they were
then sitting had been allowed to stand lobsided, when £2,000 or
£3,000 pounds would have set it right. (Mr. H. Holmes.—
£3OO, sir.) The improvement of the neighbourhood to which
he alluded would give a good street from Temple-street to Dale-
street,.and to Dale-streekit would be a great improvement, be-
cause, at present, its buildings were not in a line. He knew
not, nor cared not, whether his motion was seconded, but he
would move that "the improvement in Temple-court be not
abandoned, but referred for farther consideration."
M r.' Councillor PLATT seconded the motion.
Mr. Alderman ltontissoN supported the motion. lle did not
think there was an improvement more wanted in the town.
Mr. Councillor CURRIE then said he was sorry to oppose
what might be considered a public improvement, but they must
look to where the money was .to come from. His friend, the
member for Abercromby Ward, had said this would improve
Dale-street, he did not think they could improve it, (oh!) for
whatever sum they might expend they would never make
Dale-street look handsome. With respect to Temple-street, it
was no great thoroughfare; (oh!) to prevent that, North John-
street had been widened. He was of opinion too that there
were many objects of greater importance which demanded their
attention, and he hoped the council would not be led away into
what he could not but consider as an unjustifiable expenditure.
Mr. Councillor EARLE was sorry to hear that from his friend
Currie, who had always been a supporter of liberal views.
Mr. Couticillor CUURIE said he had always opposed that mo-
tion, which had been so often brought forward by Mr. Earle.
Mr. Councillor EARLE said that there was a vast number of
warehouses in Temple-street, coffee-roasting and tobaCco
houses—it was a great place of business, and, as some altera-
tions mere now being made, the opportunity would be lost if the •
improvements were not now effected. But it was perfectly con-
temptible, for the sake of £2OOO or £3OOO, nut to do away with I
a great nuisance.

Mr. Councillor Cuttattz.—Apply it to the body in general;
,not to the individual.
Mr. Councillor EARIA.-I am speaking of the body.
The MAvott then put. the amendment, when the numbers
were—

For Mr. Earle's amendment.
Against it

•
Majority
T.
The following was the division:—
For the Ainendment.—Messrs. R. Houghton, E. Harvey, W.
Preston, C. Rawdon,.B. Frankland, H. Hoboes, J. Mellor, J.
Priestley, J. Cooper, J. N. Wood, W. Earle, jun., T. Coglan,
J. Mason, d. S. Leigh, J. Smith, G. H. Lawrence; F. Jordan,
J. Platt, G. Ramsdell. Aldermen T. Leathom, G. Robinson,
and the Mayor.

Against the Amendment.—Messrs. J. Holmes, W. Thornhill,
T. Bolton, C. Birch, J. Wooßright, H. Horuhy,• J. Lawrence,
H. Lawrence, W. Lassell, T. Morecroft, E. Segar, W. W.
Currie, W. M. Duncan. Aldermen G. Holt, C. H. Jones,
Benn, E. Evans, T. Holt, J. Moon, W. I'. Freme, and 'l'. B.
Barclay.
'the proceedings of the Finance Committee were then con•
firmed.

LEASES COMMITTEE, AND IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE.
The pro( ceilings of these committees were confirmed.
WATCH COMMITTEE.
The committee did not recommend that a fresh van should be
obtained for conveying separately the male and female prisoners
from the different Bridewell's, as it would cost about £2OO.
They strongly recommended the division, and as an experiment
recommended that a partition be made in the present van, which
would cost about £B.
The following letter was read, from the Town-clerk to Messrs.
Lo tides and Robinson, the Vestry clerks, on the subject of the
rating of the corporation estate to the poor.
THE TOWN-CLERK'S LETTER TO MESSRS. LOWNDES AND

ROBINSON

" Town-hall, sth April, 1838.
" DENik.Sus,—l beg again to call your attention, on behalf
of the past and'pr.esent overseers of the parish of Liverpool, to
the account; which I enclose.

" By this account it will I;e seen that if the important public
quest ion as to the parochial rate arising upon the municipal acts
be decided against the parish, there will be 542,780 2s. 4d. due
upon the Watch rates from the parish to the corporation, the
whole of which sum inight be now legally enfOrced against the
overseers without waiting for the result of the question on the
parochial rate; and that if Ihat.question should be decided in
favour of the parish, there will still be £5803 l9s. due upon the
watch rates from the parish to the corporation, as an admitted.
debt, to which there'is-not and cannot be any possible answer
on tt* part of the parish.
" Under these circudisiances, I must require immediate pay-
ment of the sum of £5803 I9s

With respect to the, balance of the £12,780 28. 4d. after this
payment; or £6976 3s. 4d.; there isno objection to its continuing
to stand over until the question as to the .parochiarrate is deter-
mined; but, then, there ought to be- some proper arrangement
on this subject. At present, the past overseers for part, and
the present overseers for the rest, of this balance, are personally
liable, without, as Lunderstand, any express reserve being made
for payment. How far this ought to be, I submit, is more for
your consideration than mine; but on my part, it would be much
more desirable that some proper reserve shotild be made, than
the corporatiim should have to call upon official gentlemen, and
that the indemnity of those gentlemen should cause an extra
rate upon the rate-payers of a new year.
" Requesting the favour of your early attention to this sub
ject, " I remain, yours, truly,

-1' RD. RADCLIFFE.

" Messrs. Lowndes and Robinson."
" P.S.—I write to-night to our agents, urging a special ap-
pointment of the case."

THE ACCOUNT REFERRED TO.
" Watch Rate undisputed.
" 1836-7 £8515 14 0
1837-8
8515 14 0
" Parish and church rates appealed froth to the
extent of £3492 s. Bd.
" Of each parish rate
1836-7 £4113 14 6
" 1837-8
" Note. —The amounts rendered were £4128 125., but the
parish have agreed to witbdtaw the parish rates on the Judges'
Lodgings.
he appeal to end in favour of
"State ( f account supposing
the tparish.
" Parish in account with the Corporation.
Dr. Cr.
" 1836-7 to watch-rate £8515 14 1836-7 by parish and
" 1837-8 to ditto 8515 14 church-rates ....£4113 14 6
By cash
1837-8 by parish and
church-rates
By balance 5803 19 0

£17,031 81
"'l'o balance £580.3195. -
"Slate of account supposing the parigt not to he successful.
" Parish in accountivith the Corporation.
Dr. Cr.

£17,031 8 0

£ s. d

1836")
to ‘- To rate for
IRiSIS two yeani 17,03! 8 0

1836-7. fly parish-
d.
rate on part of
the property us
to which there is
•
no appeal. and
the church-rate •
on the whole 621 12 10
By cash .
c... 3000 0 0
By, parish and h.-
. rates (as above)
.621 12 10
By balance ......12,780 2 4

£17,031 8 0

"To balance —12,780 '2 4

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'Mr. Ct7li E swirl, he was sorry to rise so often, but they had
probably listened, but, not perhaps with the attention it deserved,
to the-proceedings of the Watch Committee, sent by the Town-
clerk to Messrs. Lowudes and Robinson, the Parish clerks, re-
specting the amount due from the parish to the corporation of
1:580a 194., supposinglne appeal to end in favour of the parish.
But, supposing the appeal to go in favour of the corporation,
the sum due would be £12,780 2s. 4d, without the shadow of
- objection against any of the amounts. The Town-clerk, had
called the atttention of the parish clerks to the amount due, and
had offered a very fair condition, namely, that the balance in
doubt should remain as it was till this question was tried; but,
at the same time, from a sense of the public duty imposed upon
h;m, he had urged the payment of the balance, which was an
amount perfectiv undisputed ; and he bad no doubt, the church
wardens and others, Who had taken the liabilities on themselves
Would feel the strength of the claim, and would act accordingly;
The reason he had called the attention of the council. to that
subject was, because he had seen in the reports' of the, late-
parish meeting a statement, that the corporation was indebted
to the parish in the sum of .1.7000: or £8U00; such a statement
had been made their., and through the press was sent to the
public; be:Therefore hoped, that the reporters now present—to
whom they were so much indebted for the faithful record of
what passed in that room—would state to the public; his con-
tradiction of the statements made at the parish meeting to
which he bad alluded; . and,• in order that it might be more,
effectually dope, he would propose that the twri• documents
which he held in. his hand—the town-clerk's letter to Messrs.
Lowndes and Robitina, and the account which accompanied
it—be handed to the reporters, that the real state of the account
might be given to the public. The town-clerk had called upon
them to pay iinmediately, and he hoped they they should take
strenuous measures to enable the payment to be 'obtained im- I
mediately, as £3OOO had been voted away. that morning.

The TOWN-CLERK said he was on Tuesday called upon by
117 r. Robinson, on behalf of the parish; and he was glad that he
was enabled to state, that the payment of the sum of £5 (J 0 was
in the course of being made. (Hear.)
Mi. Councillor BOLTON said a statement had been made
about the vote of £3500, he suggested that they (the Finance
coolmitree) did not authorise that payment.
Mr. Alderman EVANS understood they had to consider it.