The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-08-13 00:00:00

COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

.04 Wednesday tbe usual monthly meeting of the Cowl-
ell was held at the Town-hall.
BIRTH OF A PRINCE.
?Md• BRAMLEY-MOORE said, he believed the business
,'"' ought to take precedence of everything else would
ae `° name a committee for the purpose of agreeing upon.
, affectionate address, to congratulate her most gracious
alaiesty on the birth of a Prince. (Hear, hear.) As the
It=.?orrpthoreairtion of Liverpool had always been distinguished
loyalty and attachment to the throne, be hoped
I,tiseY would come forward now, as on former occasions,
se"' exPress their gratitude to Providence for the increased
theuritY thus afforded to the succession to the throne of
k_eae realms, and for the present accession to the Queen's
'VPineas. Without further remark, he begged to move
iitittha
uomrrnittee, consisting of Sir Thos. Brancker, Mr.
nb
address. Y, and himself, be appointed to draw up the
11:00.:1.301
just bee:BllEra, said, that, fully concurring in what had
the n remarked by Mr. Moore, he begged to second
The Ma;on. was quite sure that. he need hardly put the
ProPesition to the council, as it would be most readily
tidePted.
The motion
a hiving been carried unanimously, the co-
epriot rn
ptee retired with the view of preparing the address, and
tiod:os..rittnhgaeiint with the
e adoption of the council at a later pe-
On the return of the committee,
the ad„ .'LEY-MoonE said he had the honour to move
c., -ption of th following address :--
130nW7i; Rtheer Moest Gracious Majesty, Queen Victoria.
Mayer, Aldermen, and Burgesses of the
°Drill'!" a Liverpool, humbly approach your Majesty
bterYt°,-rausPicious event of the birth of a Prince, and offer
peculi offaiestY, and his Royal Highness the Prince Al.heartfelt congratulations on an occasion so
wise,
annulatedcal to excite the liveliest feelings of
, ietton j
life, anelaY the preservation of your Majesty's sacred
endok,„ed that of the young Prince, and that be may
.be
ahanAak.bt,the Almighty with all those virtues which
Testy and- him contribute to the happiness of your Ma-
itiiriagrits6rnma:ot
toei„fleuert
io illustriousna and lconsort, o andp
lrenderpeople."
him a ble s s -
concluded by moving that the address be
presentation" bY the Mayor to the Secretary of State, for
tn ~
tariireciln. el3rn: - "e Queen.
. ''ANcl(ta seconded the motion, which was
eon.

ST. ANNE'S WARD.
On the
The MAYOR announced that the committee appointed
3rd ult. to take into consideration the application
froul the burgesses of St. An
the person Anne's Ward, upon
vacancy in its representationin of an alleged
Mr.
Robert
Jones, and to confer with the Town-clerk thereon, had
agreed upon the following report
:_
~ That the committee met thebemtposnoo,Esq., their h •
chairman, 9th July, 1844, and
after electing John C. Thompson,
also
e commit-
tee the
the memorial to the councilhWyetshreead,
counciland a
to lof Mr. Jones transmitted
committee on the , , consideration, it was ordered that letter
and after the
Town-clerk should report to the
mat-
ters referred to them with regard to legal considerations.
"That, at a meeting on the the 24th of July, the opinion
as follows :
of the Town-clerk was read
`' `The question in this case is, whether Mr. Jones,ll
entitled by his qualifications to be put on the burgess roll
...of,,,the veer, continues entitled to be on such roll, not-
wustancling the subsequent loss of one or more of such
qualifications.
This Is a question which requires judicialol dthetethrrnik-
elation ; but after much dubt, I now 1
that the advice in Mr. Slatero's case, given before he had
become bankrupt, was correct, viz., " not to proceed to
clectaantil the ensuing autumn, at which time,
as at pre-
seta advised
salted:, the v, (it was thought by the counsel then con.
vacancy should be filled up."
Starkie aud
The counsel consulted in Mr. Slater's case were
staqhealtiekettitt ont
Mr.
Mr. Crompton. The consideration of_ a
stood over until all doubt was removed by
Mr Slater.
4 4 were an electio. to take place now, it would be
questionable drin thn hole period of service. But, as
Mr. Jones Will be lub'eecwt to the judgment of the Mayor
and Assessors in the j Revising Court, and any botrgesrs
.
Joy object to his qualifications, the continuance Mon
the qualifications, or the validity of a new election
7.lAstriodt
iNt orennber may be put beyond
the Petit' was resolved that ,r. .
loners and 'M r. JonesMhavße doubt.'
of a meeting
of co • •roaodtlieeye,on behalf of
the,,„_ coup on Monday next, at
eleven
o'clock.29th July,
ia.,4l!at, ate a meeting accordingly, on the
I.._'_!`l, It was resolved that Mr. Bradley and Mr. Jones,
being then in attendance, should be called in, and be
Inaacqou..adnertked, by the chairman, • n of
'the
pj3modley
the the i,
bein
I. an'
~, called ; ; and that Mr. Jones and Mr.
with the o
.n, were made acquainted by the chaihremard
eo "P'nien. of the Town-clerk, and were
was I and in the course of discussion a further opinion
that caned for, andgiven b the Town-clerk, to the tt_,,t.
the -
: quanficatiog except in the cases under the O'a
I,le;eio,rodaletoefr the Munni•cipal Corporations Act, did not rest
4-a e the council, but, on any question arising, wouldhave
mined independently of them.
_the
oepinait4otaheofpatrhtes having retired,
to oo theeTn Town-clerk P eediu
losiii_ti
reo,cand be
187 it was resolved that
cntlhceierl k.e
hbaetrarodaoap,t ewdhbhy
the thisr
rest
troo-f
PI
Mr. TH01,,,„
report.
Mr, No,-,/,„:"I'' Moved the adoption of the _
" J. CATON THOMPSON.
Mr. Tan" asked what the purport of it was e
allegations
burgesses
Pso'sr said the fact was, that, provided all the
'were till eentained in the memorial of the
the aah.ee there was n
0,.. not J ;, or in : •
- powerno
ngewhether the party were quaie
in the council to enter.tain
in other he ease rested with the upper courts to decide;
anlY be wcrtin' it was a judicial question, which could
Mr . jet at rent by the courts of law.
it v-48 adoptede It i E Ita
Cceocrldnegdi
yt.li e adoption of the report; and
The 13 • WATCH COMMITTEE
and
en_toceedings of
of it, • unrned, is,/ this committee
appointed a member
Theini4lreedc.'f thre liatenlierrs?in was
'having been read
also
read and
clo4oghsrlnfetdll.e .Improvementae' Committee were
BALE op Plileß
It
the docke
THE ~.4. COMMITTEE.
• Feared trona th Na AT THE NORTH SHORE.
taittee, that
newate south
ecaotrporation the um tfrustees had agreed to offeeorftotheir
Prig of the Finance Cotrahe-
posregbutter, upon c
, 1853, and to heaa
the retell
Ist ortlrth doCksi,lethaecon°' 250,819 for the whhtool
y wohibe paid on the
able hal(f)-y3eairFersreinmteorneest untilt that period at
erect the
Purchase the landjc cent. Per annum, the interest to be pay-
agreed UD The dock trustees further agreedt
the Finance•" . north of Beacon's Gutter at the pricef
with the Earl of Derby. At a meeting o
.spore Committee, on Friday week, they agreed to
oftheir estate, subject to the approval of the
it until,il at
tile aura mentioned, namely £250,879, limit-
-Itl °Pa aura
however, to six months, and exacting
erest at the rate at which the last sale to the dock trus-
,tde:%ha.d been made. At a subsequent meeting, held the
bed
the council meeting, (Tuesday, August 6,) the
Inance Committee virtually rescinded the latter part of
tthe
it resolution of Friday, and agreed to
accept the terms
ftred by the dock trustees, the principal to be paid on
the Ist of July, 1853, and the interest thereon to be pay-
able half-yearly. at the rate of 34 per
tcent,
e confirmation
rantgraumation
Sir THOMAS BRANCKER, in moving h
at the proceedings, said that the
I. sale had not been com-
tletely finished until the day be ore
Comma that, upon re-
feipt f
A 0 the resolu .
strongly urged the propriety
tion of the Finance Committee on Fri-
, last, the dock trustees
theterms might before the meeting of
aying an interview with that committee, in order that
so as to enable
be agreed upon
;,auncil, and the matter finally concluded,
He was
the if rk
delay.
without
to be prcceeded with
to the
. are that there w some irregularity, according .„.
"a.,°•ding orders, iaos bringingthe proceedings of the rl-
- Committee, adoptedon the preceding day, before
tzadiirrient c
!,11Pr e.-cuAricil;but as the dock trustees were so
e
works, he he-d-e's with the necessity of commencing th
in order that eallkig the a-
taken the responsibility upon himself of
thence Fina Committee together the day before,
tant,e„..,, at interview might be held, and the impor-
saY whether
had • 'ult the
to the council. That result they
illst heard read ; and it was row for the council to
observe that they would confirm or reject it. He might
was
__
3.
_er the original offer of the Dock Committee
cusii:n°lll
boetd miite inadmissible ; but, after along di
•tind'rees,tn h sides, the
The 'l,ol:vended to the council for approval.
fonncil to flake said itpower of the
present terms were accepted,
in the
ceedings of chae^,e. Matters regular, by receiving the M-
a 1 ,
passing
tesnitition Y last, and then, if they pleased,
ltpro.
illt"ed
" Pridta farce Committee, as the same bad been
ceedings of th which should embrace the subsequent Mr. H. H
be co%rnittee.
%tood, that °14111( tit om,ht 'tshould he distinctly unde.r-
tile On On Pliday I!' i .
taiti-poute to that Wh'ast a resolution was passed ceised °ll the Previou ich had been adopted by the corn-
. as notice to s day (Tuesday). He had not re-
quite
rotaabstvithin the last attend the meeting of the committee
tat, of a note he • twenty-four hours, though he had no
m a% he was b °log been sent, and that it was mislaid ,
zacotee,it, ue d the efff h •
~_l3ftl which to sent, knew ot what arguments were
`uhelgal,_ tor 17. au tit c anging
*ll,---°4 * 1 - coutu.-1 subect. He thought it would
...ride, aS a e, ---1- to pass the more recent resoluon,
the sentiments of
*mired Ithttad, lorliatantion of the resolution passed on
council 0-fataiith:eee'd'elhse, believed the Municipal. Act re-
toeMbered that
ach notice should be given to the
iNida --at th rtoceedin
~,‘, 3' woUld in. ,e alterat-
Lstr. mc, -•oive a 10- I.un made in the resolution of
gs. He. begged it to be re-
*Lag a „se `it alleged that uf 10,000.
svas • „when he sat Mr. Hornby was only suppo-
. , 11l reality no 1 Poke of I of £19,000. There
ItTerlth ' ' oss,bee a loss
the vp• elr Cy,
to ~ bees the dock trustees had not
tirult,ace CocoMitee the terse,
intions of originally proposed by
bete,._-‘1• Hoatiss, e '
the 'v the two res Pritended that there was a difference
eXtent of
Me. N .Zlo,oo°o Committee to
that th teol, ad • • the Finance
ere Mated there was a difference, but denied
After a bw's a loss proeeetlia-irief discussion as to the most regular mode of
tornaitt ' it was ar
alee, na.... ranged that the resolution of the
noire;;cl on the preceding day, should be (.19 ,
aid be to_ as oid, aro
u that the resolution of Friday
L.'llv- H. /Ileathe one immediately before the council.
'lt of the;:uuNnY accordin
~_air. tib '°rnalittee be confir d
gIY moved that the proceed-
-4,01r. li'tturr secondedthe rne
• •
'no oaf "Aktuay its motion.
b., Paid of ,250, i 9 moved, as an amendment, that
..tetlie rate
_(2e..!st July, 1853
4'.1:414 04 t_'-',P,Bi9 be accepted, the purchase money to
, and the interest half-yearly,
‘ll approbut,di per cent. per annum ; such terms having
/4tuettea‘t L atlon of the Lords of the Treasury. He cora-
.l,l4ZZ Vati.nez, that the negociatmns had beentcarrxiesd
1-
otetvinsil bodies t-iiilertnheesspt
1.)Id kit, f_ raustees, and that, aosanotieglt
Committeealwas ando e
the exist
so far asche was concerned, he
W a considered himself in the character of an ar-