The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-04-09 00:00:00

THE CORONER'S ACCOUNTS.

A letter from the coroner, praying for increased accom-
modation, and also the coroner's accounts, amounting to
£lOl, were referred to the Finance Committee.

THE PICTURE OF THE CRUCIFIXION.
Mr. NORTH moved, pursuant to notice, " That the fine
picture of the Crucifixion, on the Town-hall staircase,
considering its sacred character, is very inappropriately
placed there, and that it be presented to some church ;
and that a committee of three be now appointed to in-
quire, and report their opinion, in what church it would
be most appropriately and suitably placed." He thought
this was a proposition of self-evident propriety ; his re-
spect was for the picture alone, and for its own sake; his
object was to secure it from profanation ; and he had no
sympathy with the late revellers at the mayor's parties.
The MAYOR.—I beg to say I have none, sir. (A laugh.)
Mr. NORTH-Or with the larger assemblies at the tom-
fooleries of the fancy ball. (Great laughter.)
A long discussion followed, and at the close the council
divided, when there appeared—
For the motion 10
Against it .. 33
The motion was consequently lost.
THE LANDING PLACES.
Mr. NORTH next moved, pursuant to notice, " That a
spcial committee be now appointed to take into considera-
tion, and to report upon, the more effective regulation and
management of the ferries, ferry-boats, and landing-
places; and that it be also an especial instruction to such
committee forthwith to inquire and report their opinion
as to the necessity and propriety of promoting, by all
means within the power of the council, the establishment,
by act of parliament, of an efficient inspectorship of all
steam-boats carrying passengers, with a view to their
greater security and sea-worthiness."
Mr. TINNE seconded it.

This motion also gave rise to a lengthened discussion,
at the close of which the council divided, when there ap-
peared— _

For ..
Against it
The motion was consequently declared to have been
carried ; and the seven following gentlemen were appoint-
ed at the special committee :—Messrs. Aikin, Wood,
Boyden, Glads,one, Blackburn, Stewart, and North.
The following motion, of which Mr. Isaac Holmes had
given notice, was referred to the Finance Committee:
" That the committee on bye-laws for the regulation of
the slips and stairs and landing-places, be instructed to
take into consideration the passing of a byelaw for ex-
tending to forty minutes the period of twenty minutes,
allowed to steam and other boats usually employed in
carrying goods or passengers beyond the port to remain at
the slips, stairs, or other landing places, for landing or re-
ceiving passengers, luggage, or goods, each voyage, pro-
vided that such extension shall be limited to one landing
or receiving in the twenty-four hours."
The only remaining motion on the paper, that of Mr.
Blackburn's, respecting the schools, was postponed until
the next meeting of the Council, which it was understood
would be held in the course of a week, when the Dock
Bill will also be submitted.

The Council adjourned at twenty minutes to four.

DOCK COMMITTEE.

On T lursday the following members were present at the
usual meeting of this body ;—Messrs. Moore, (chairman,)
Nicol, Molvneux, Smith, Holmes, Holt. Barclay, Boyden,
Bold, Kendall, Sandbach, Ripley, Bulley, Moore, Aikins
Evans, Tobin, and Chilton.
A letter was read from Messrs. M'Tear and Hadfield
respecting the dirty state of the dock quays, some part of
which, it appeared on enquiry, was said to have been caus-
ed by the complainants themselves in landing a cargo of
hides. Instructions were ordered to be given to the dock
con.tables to see that they be properly swept.
An at plication from the Liverpool and Manchester
Railway Company respecting a railway line between the
station yard and the king's Dock was referred to the
Harbour Master's Committee.