The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-05-30 00:00:00

SMOKE.

CONSIDERABLE annoyance having lately been
felt many es i n consequnce of Infrmtions
having beebny laid againstParti them and Finese inflicted foro thea Non-
Consumption of Smoke in their Furnaces, a PUBLIC MEETING
Will be held, in the Clarendon-rooms, TO-MORROW, (Wednes-
%,) the 31st instant, at Two o'clock in the Afternoon, when
certain Resolutions will be prsposed for the consideration of
the Meeting.
The attendance of all Parties in.erested is earnestly requested.

BOROUGH OF LIVERPOOL.
THOMAS B. HORSFALL, ESQ., MAYOR.
PUBLIC MEETING.
PURSUANT to a Requisition numerously and
Ito respectably signed by Merchants and Traders of the
1Nr,..°,10 of Liverpool, I do hereby appoint a PUBLIC MEET-
of the Inhabitants of this Borough, to be holden in the
if'sstoNs.uousE, Chapel-street, on WEDNESDAY next, the
plt instant, at Twelve o'clock at soon, "for the purpose of
Iteljtioning Parliament to take immediate measures, by wise
t,'(ll,,Prudent Retrenchment and a just Revision of Taxation,
en'qualize the Ordinary Expenditure with the Ordinary In-
l'ae of the Country."
hall,
27meth Md)
ay, THOMAS B. HORSFALL, Mayor.
1848.

A_______
T a PUBLIC MEETING of the INHABITANTS
of the BOROUGH, called by the Mayor, pursuant to a
equisition numerously and respectably sign.e by Merchants,
Shim
Et _ wners, and other Inhabitants, to take into consideration
yneasure now before Parliament for the Abolition of the Na-
,:gstion Laws, holden on FRIDAY, the 2,,th insttant,t at Twelve
clock at Noon, in the Sessions-house, Chapel-s ree.,
-r, 'l'. B. HORSFALL, Esq., Mayor, in the_Crh.aT,
ok'x' was moved by Mr. AIKIN, seconded by Mr. BR. OCKLE-
,, ~ t shat this
ire solved unapimousl
tion'snt this Meeting viilaylithe utmost alarm the rescilu-
Tratieutinturittfed to Parlisarlienevnst‘
meoreeir
bce It
sea A N
Dn lloenPLreaswidse.,n2t of the Board of
It w'as h Navigation
, seconded by Mr. GRANT, .
That these laws are. of vital importance to the. wn.ellrbeeinng_
'ie'r!,h‘e British Empire, not only as directly ffetinattbas lin-
voi;g_ ! large masses of Her Majesty'ssubjects,
s :It) vwe rs'it he
Very elements of our na ionad_eyfence."
Mr. J. ToBIN,
" Tij'tntloveft by Mr. BOOKER,. seconded b
he measure of the President of theoard of Trade is
huildi,.ve of these laws—calculated at once to diminish the
-and ,-6 and employment of British Shipping, and to increase
It vroMote that of foreign nations."
lIoRZrABIIr ved by Mr. J. B. MooitE, seconded by Mr. G. H.
with sn:ch a measure is uncalled for, unjust, and fraught.
u°,l the"ger to the trade and maritime power of Great Britain,
Itrefore to he resisted by all constitutional mean, . '
1311,411vas moved by Mr. SANDBACH, seconded by Mr. S.
adc ThaTi the following Petition to the House of Commons be
~-7,orsted by the Meeting, and signed by the Mayor :---. .
0 the honourable the Commons of Great Brztam and
f g ,
Ireland i Parliament assembli.
"e humble Petitionn of the Inhabitants of Liverpool, in
„,`` Show 4, public meeting assembled.
sgarty, t, eui,—That your petitioners view with the utmost , the , ne resolutions submitted to your honourable house by '
tatiresident of the Board of Trade, in reference to the navi-
-,lllaws.
vital‘il.tat, in the opinion of your petitioners, these lawsarenootf
only
„I,nP9rtance to the well-being of the British empire,
Alaj4L ,directly affecting the interests of large masses of Her
ria ,
oti I sunal defenbjects' but as involving the very elements of our
That the CC.
Of thes e said resolution, if acted upon, will be subversive
,'"niilove laws, calculated at once to diminish the building and
„h;oinf:oereigof I3rirish shipping, and to increase and promote
With angerh measure is uncalled for, unjust, and fraught
and et the trade and maritime power of Great Britain.
stat„,,Trefore ought, in your petitioners' judgment, to be re-
,`VY all constitutional means.
that ~uur petit,oners therefore humbly, but earnestly, my
to WM' honourable house will not sufrer the said resolution
there_Proceeded with, nor entertain any proposal founded
'll, for subverting the principle of the navigation laws.
On behalf of the meeting,
It
" THOMAS B. HORSFALL, Mayor." 1'1tt44,1 Moved by Mr. C. TURNER, seconded by Mr. W.
Dre-seoh,at !he Mayor be requested to transmit this Petition for
requesinitM t 9 the 'Members of the Borough, and that they be
„ It v,'' to give it their decided support."
imAigiiaxis to
by Mr. THOSIAS Moss, seconded by Mr.
" That i the thanks of this Meeting be given to the Mayor;"