The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-01-18 00:00:00

BONE,

q., secon

by DA.VI D

That the ReliOrt of the Committee, along with the Treasurer's
Account, as read, be received: printed and circulated among
the sunscnners.
Moved by CHARLES WILSON, Esq., seconded by JAMES
HOLME. Esq.,
That the thanks of tbisMeetingbe presented to CH RISTOPHER
LEYLAND, Esq., for his liberal don • Pounds; also
to the Ladies and Geutlem ho have the past year. given donations
c,
oved by JOHN CRO ER, Esq., seconded by JAMES H.
GLEY, Esq.,

That the thinks this Meeting are due, and are hereby
given, to the C mittee, for their services during the past
year, and tha the following gentlemen be appointed for the
year 1841.

PATRONS. •
The Right Honourable the Earl of Derby.
The Right Honourable the Earl of Sefton.
The Right Honourable the Earl of Ellesmere.
The Right Honourable the Earl. of Harrowby.
The Right Honourable Lord Stanley.
The Right Honourable W. E. Gladstone, Esq
Charles Scarisbrick, Esq.
Edward Molyneux, Esq.

'resieent.

Charles Tay
Comm

;tus Campbell

nas Bold; George Grant, an
leur, Esqrs.
zittee.

Rev. A
Rev. Dr. Hum(

am Brown, Esq., M.P.

Lawrence Heyworth, Esq
Adam Hodgson, Esq.

T. S. GladstOne, Esq
Charles Groves. Esq.

John HuddleslOnTEs,
W. P. Hutchinson. V,

David Dockiay,'Esq
J. A. Tinne, Esq.
R. C. Low•ndes, Esq.
John Cropper, Esq.

luditars.—Harmood Banner; Esq.; James Holme, E
Honorary Seeretary.—Charles Wilson, Esq.
Uedical Officers.—Dr. Edwards ; Hugh Neill, Esq
- • c,..,,pnn.—Mr. J. B. Barrow.

loved by t

ven, to the Medical Officers, for their services during the past
and they are reappointed.
Moved by H. NEILL, Esq., seconded by D. DOCERAY, Esq.,
That the thanks of this meeting be hereby given to Edmund
olyneux, Esq., for his kindness in taking the chair and his
)1P enn am, -___ •

AT a MEETING of the INHABITANTS of the
BOROUGH, called by the Mayor. Pursuant to two Re-
-

numerously and respectably signed, by Merchants
❑d other Inhabitants, to take into consideration the measures
la should he adopted to procure, as speedily as possible, a
material REDUCTION IN THE PRESENT DUTY ON TEA.

•uc.. vu rrmuy, the 14th of January, 1848 'welve o'clock
at noon, in the Sessions-house, Chapel• et,
T. B. HORSFALL, Esq., M ,in the Chair.
It was moved by Mr. SAMUE OLME, seconded by Mr.
RICHARD CROSSLEY, and TCSO d unanimously,
I.—" That the report of th arliamentary Committee of last
session has conclusively es lisped the case of the advocates
for a Reduction of the T Duty, and that that report claims
the immediate attentio of her Majesty's Government,—prov-
ing, as it does, the i ustice, as well as the impolicy, of conti-
nuing so heavy a on an article which is mainly received in
barter for Britisl anufactures."
It was mov by Mr. RATHBONE, seconded by Mr. BROD-.
num, and resolved unanimously,
2.—" That it is the deliberate opinion of this meeting,
founded on the experience of the last three years. that unless

ase of our trade with (

out almost of its very existence, as a profitable outlet for the
products of British industry."

a -
RS moved by Mr. JOHN SMITH
.- • .

:onded by 3

G LISO N, and resolved unanimously,
3.—" That it is the bounden duty of Government to foster
and encourage—not to jeopardise—so important a trade as that
ope.;ed up to us in the vast empire of China."
It was moved by the Rev. Dr. HumE, seconded by Mr. LAW-
RENCE HEYWORTH, and resolved unanimously,
4.—That this Meeting is of opinion that no dirppt