The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1850-11-12 00:00:00

WATCH COMMITIW,

Mr. J. H. TURNER proposed that the following gentle-
men compose the Lighting and Watch. Committee :
Messrs. J. •H. Turner, J. A. Tobin, S. Woodruff, J.
Thomson, J. Ferguson, J, Rogers, W. P. Freme, J, John-
son, J. Atkinson, J, Fernihough, T. Lloyd, J. Bigham,
T. M. Wood, M. Gregson, W. P. Jefferies. and 0.
Holden.

Mr. HORNBY objected to having so many brewers and
pawnbrokers on the Watch Committee.
The MAYOR was sorry he had such a dislike to brewers
Mr. THOMSON asked what merchants were?
they not a kind of pawnbrokers ? (Cries of ordet.)
Mr. HORNBY did not wish to cast any kind of personal
reflection, but he objected on principle. This was not the
first time the question had been mooted. There were
many gentlemen connected :with the brewing trade for
whom he had the highest estesm. but he had a particulhr
objection to them being on the Watch Committee.
Mr. TwoalsoN had no objection to withdraw to make
room for any other person

Mr. WOODRUFF said as he had been alluded to by the
Chairman of the Finance Commitee, he wished to tell the
Council that if any gentleman had a fear that the business
to which he belonged might influence him, he begged his
name to be struck out.

Mr. GODFREY wished to know in what position the
Mayor would be placed, asa member of all the Commit-
tees.

Mr; floravnY begged to tell Mr. Godfrey that, as chief
magistrate of the town, he would be excluded from acting
at the licensing sessions, and that by. act of parliament—
Mr. BENNETT : This is a needless discussion.
Mr. Hormsv : I beg to say it is not:
The MAYOR : I can look at it in no other light.
Mr. HORNBY : (warmly) I meant nothing personal,
and I. beg it will not be taken in any other light.
Mr. BiGuAmlooked upon Mr. Hormby's observations
not only as a gratuitous insult offered to the brewers and
pawnbrokers, but also to the trading easses of the town.

Mr. HORNIIN
order):__

beg to tell M. Bigliam—( cries of

The MAYOR.—I must put a stop to this: (Applause.)
The names of the several gentlemen were then nut.
On Mr. Fernihough's name being, put, he declined to act
on the committee. Mr. Bigham proposed the name of
Mr. Godfrey as an amendment upon thatof Mr. Fenii-
bough, but on the votes being taken, Mr. Fernihough had
a large majority, and at the request of several members of
the .Council, Mr. Fernihough consented to act.

111 t. 1-1611Nux proposed Mr. Hodson; ill.ouposition to
Mr. Bighorn. ificonsiderable discussion followed which
resulted in Mr. HOrnby withdrawing his opposition.—The
name of Mr. Nicholson was substituted for that of Mr.
Jeffreys, and witty this exception, the names proposed by
Mr. Turner were assented to.

IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE•

Mr. BENNETT proposed the following names to com-
prise the Improvement Committee :—Messrs: Robinson,
Avis Gavdner, Langsdale, Fisher, Bennett, S. Holme,
J. B. Lloyd, Mellor, Johnson, and T. Lloyd.
On Mr. Mellor's name being proposed,
Mk. LANGSDASE objected. He would not trust Mr.
Mellor with anything connected with the town of Liver-
pool.

Mr. S. HOLME said such observations were not only
derogatory to the Council, but insulting to the constitu-
ency which had returned Mr. Mellor.

The gentlemen named were all appointed
LAW COURTS.

The following: gentlemen were appointed upon this
Committee :---Messrs. J. H. Turner, Bramley-Moore,
Picton, Parker, Molyneux, J. B. Lloyd,. S. Holme, W.
J. Horsfall, and Thos. Avison.

MARKETS' COMMITTEE

This Committee was appointed without discussion.
The members are,—Messrs. J. Lawrenca,..J., Cooper, J.
B. Lloyd, Briscoe, Wagstaff, J. Johnsen, Ferguson,
Woodruff, and W. P. Jeffreys.