The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-09-26 00:00:00

PROPOSED PURCHASE IN PARIC-LANG.

The last subject on the paper was ►he statement of the
surveyor of the value of the property alluded to in the
notice of motion of Mr. Councillor Smith, for the last
monthly Council, with the rental it pays ; as also of the
position in which the corporate property between Liver-
street and Canning-place now stands.
Neither Mr. Smith nor Mr. Earle, who moved for the
report, were present.

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Mr. LACE took up Mr. Smith's motion, after the read-
ing of the report, and moved its adoption, seconded by
Mr. Toulmin. Mr. Smi h's motion was for the purchase
of the premises at the bottom of Park-lane, for a sum not
exceeding £llOO. Mr. Lace altered it to £4OOO.

Several members spoke of the importance of opening

Mr. G. H. LAWRENCE drew attention to the state of
Ile corporate funds. _

Mr. BIRKETT moved an amendment to the effect, that
the report should be referred back f r amendment, by
showing generally what the cost of the improvement
would be, taking into account the improved value of the
land.

On a division there was for the amendment 17. against
it 17. The Mayor gave the casting vote in favour of the
amendment.

Mr. ASPINALL moved for a list of all the leases refused
for Park-lane, and the dates of application—agreed to.
The Council broke up at twenty minutes past two
o'clock.

THE CASE or ANDERSON.—The circumstances con-
nected with this case, and the proceedings and incidents
arising from it, seem likely to occupy the public attention
for some time longer. Since the conviction of Anderson,
information has transpired which completely exonerates
Mr. Orme, of the Rimrose Hotel, from the serious im-
putation which was lately alleged against him. Anderson
has stated that two Londoners had committed the rob-
bery upon Mrs. Holden, and that he knows who they are.
One of them had obtained change for a £lO note, and had
rung the changes upon her so as to get thirteen sovereigns
instead of ten. His confederate soon afterwards took a
£5 note, and Mrs. Holden changed that also, when she
was cheated out of two more sovereigns ; and that, on the
same day, they took the pocket-book. The bank notes
were subsequently taken to Anderson to negotiate, but he
declined having any thing to do with them, and said that
he had so much business of a similar kind on hand that
he could not give them an immediate answer.

BIRKENHEAD COMMISSIONERS.—A meeting of this
board was held on Friday evening at the Town-ball,
Birkenhead. Wm. Jackson, Esq.. presided. It was
ordered that the sum of £50,000 should be raised on a
loan as security of the rates of the township, and that the
chairman and the Finance Committee be authorized to
enter into negociation to raise the money The report of
the Improvement Committee, which recommended that
Mr. Paxton should proceed at once with the plans and
specifications of the new park, that several new streets
should be completed, others improved, and several sewer-
ed, was adopted. The tenders for the new market were
also brought under the consideration of the board. One
or two were rejected as being too high, and three referred
to the Market Committee for their approval. A letter
containing the resignation of Mr. S. T. Robinson, the
overseer„was laid before the meeting, with an expression
cf regret that, in consequence of ill health, the township
would be deprived of his services. The resignation was
accepted, and half a year's salary presented to Mr. Ro-
binson, together with the unanimous opinion of the board
as to the fidelity and assiduity with which he had filled
the duties of his situation. The office of inspector of
weights and measures was conferred on Mr. Reid, the
market-looker.