The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1835-10-09 00:00:00

PROCEEDINGS OF THE.cOSISIOI.; COUNCIL:

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The Common Council held their month!). meeting on
(Jai, list, when the business was found to have accuunilated con- -
shierably in. consequence. of there . having
,been nu meeting,
except one for special business, for three moriths.past..N.Othing:
however, of very material interest was brought befoie the for
consideration, with, the exception of the subject of securing
permanent remuneration to the clergy, the disctiiiinn of which
was' entered into, but the settlement Postponed fora future
meeting.
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The members present were the Mayor, Messrs. Lace and
Pownall, bailiffs. Messrs. J. Bourne, Stiiiforth, Wright., T.
Case, Leyland, P. Bourne, Robinson, Sir Thomas Braucker,
Messrs. tilandbach; Horsfall, Foster, COrrie, W. W. Currie, 3.
D. Case, Bold, Earle, Leigh, Ripley, Ewart, Thompson, Shaw;
Ilollinshead, Ashton, Gladstone, Crosbie, Cockshott, and
Walker.

At the request of the Mayor, the Toviti-clerli read the pro;,
ceedings of the • last (special) council, which were then con-
firmed. The proceedingiof the various committees for enrolling
freemen and for leases te.be confirmed by vie co mncil were then
read and passed. .The council, however, anticipating the elec-
tion of a new body, ordered that fourteen days; instead of a
month; as heretofore, should be given only to parties who ap-
plied for but did but avail themselves of their privilege of
renewal of leases.

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The proceedings of the select finance committee were then
read; they embraced matters possessing little or no ittterest, but
were various in their character and much in detail. The only
point which caused any discussion was one of granting to Mr.
Yates a lease of land at the corner .of Canoing-plaCe and Pool-
lane, which was opposed by Mr. William Earle on the Supposi
tion that the land would be required; anti that the space between
it and the new Custom-house was already too much confined.
On being informed what the space really was, his Objectionti
were not pressed, and the proceedings of this committee were
passed and confirmed. The dock committee proceedings were
then read and confirmed. They contained nothing of interest
beyond the appointment of a committee• consisting of Messrs:
Horsfall, Sauubach, Latham, Potter, and Gladstone, who were •
appointed by the trust to prepare a new bill for the entire sepae
ration of the dock estate from that of the corporate body. These
proceedings were passed and unanimously confirmed.
An application on behalf of Mr. Luirt? for his re-enfratr'ehise
nent, was, after some discussion, negatived.. The proceedings
of the school committee were read arid confirmed; likewise those
of the 'Custom-house committee, in whieh the council were in-
formed, from the architect's report, that the Imilding was so far
advanced as to be ready ncr its fitting up by the Board of Cus-
toms fur occupation early next month.... Cenguierable difficulty
had occurred in procuring stone for the pillars, Which had de-
layed their completion.
The Mayor then informed the council, that the municipal
reform bill had passed the House 'of Lords and received the
royal assent, and that on the 2Gth Deeetritteribe present council
were to resign their 6ccupatioDi, hut that he and the bailiffs were
to continue their duties until that period. The council, in fur-
therance of this, then passed nresOlfitieti, that on the 18th Debt,
her the usual annual allowance of f:I,M) Should be made to the
Mayor, and that for
,the billet master.to the bailiffs; and that
the Mayor be requested to keep up the usual hospitalitiet at the
Town-hall, for which his expenses were to be allowed during the
extra period of his mayoralty.
The Mayor read a letter conveving,the expression of thi
thanks of the High-sheriff for the reception and accommodatiod
afforded to the judges and officers of the assizes during their
stay in Liverpool.
The subject of the renewal of Mrs.,Jones's lease of the King'S
Arms Hotel was again brought forward, and urged very strongly
by Mr. Wright. It was, however, opposed by several other
members, who considered that the archway over Cook-street
should be removed for the widening of the street; that the hotel
was no particular matter or convenience, inasmuch as the hoteli
in Dale-street were already numerous ; and that the site of the,
hotel would sell for infinitely more as building land. A motion
was made, granting a new lease to Mrs. Jones, which was se-
conded. An amendment was inored, that the consideration be '
postponed, which was lost by 5 votes to 25; and the resAutinti
then stand, that a new lease should be granted to Mrs. Jones for
seven years, the council reserving the power to remove at any
time the archway over Cook-street:
. Mr. Clough, on the resignation of Mr. Grey, was appointed
organist to St. Nicholas's Church, and Mr. &idiocy to t:
Martin's-in-the-Fields.

The MAyottbrought before the notice of council a letter fiotri
the Temperance Society,.requesting that the use of the .N oral
Free School might be allowed to them for their meetings.
This subject was referred to the School committee, with full
powers. A petition from Wallasey, respecting the removal of
the Powder Magazines, was read by the town-clerk to the
council.

The MAYOR. then introduced to the consideration of the
council the provision for the clergy; and, at his desire, th 4
town-clerk read a most talented and impressive letter from.
Lord Sandon on the Subject. The mayor also himself read a
letter fruits Mr. Lawrence, who. on account of the severe indis
position of a member of his family, was necessarily obliged to
be absent on the occasion, ?dr. Lawrence entered very
and with very great candour and ability, into the considerestiun
of the subject, in which he did not fail to expreis his opibion,
that it was the duty of the council to proceed fearlessly and
faithfully in this matter, fearing no public odium, but conscien-
tiously discharging what they felt to be right. Mr. Lawrence'i
letter was received with the utmost respect by the council:
Mr. Robinson, Mr. Lace, Mr. Horsfall, Mr. W. W. Currie
Sir Thomas Braneker, and the town-clerk each addressed the
council; but as the sitting had already been protracted, and
every member felt that they had not had sufficient time allowed.
them for coating to a decision, and that the subject was one of
vast importance, the whole council resolved themselves into a
committee, seven to be a quorum, to meet from time to time,
between that day and that day fortnight, when a special coun-
cil would be summoned by the mayor to receive their report.
A vote of thanks from the common council was then moved
and seconded to several noble lords for their able and powerful
exertions in opposing the obnoxious clauses in. the municipal
reform act its the House of Lords; which passed with the ex-
ception of an objection from Mr. William Earle, who thought
that the bill would have been much better as it originally
stood.

Mr. Wilton/. then moved that the gold snuff-box intended
foe the Duke of Wellingto:l, no bite p,sritee4.mti Lot vet visited.
Liverpool. should be forwarded
.to him, the council regr!Ating
that an opportunity had not occurred for presenting his grace
also with the freedom of the borough.
The council broke up about three o'clock ; a meeting;
however, of the committee takes place on Monday next.

MELANCHOLY.

" durrh dunkle SuchengUnge."
'Where the midnight moonbeams glimmer

Yellowly orr One-tree leaves,
Where the death-black ware looks dinimer;
As the stooping willow grieves ;
Where around forsaken walls

Icy bratiches greenly eltisster;
Where the mist at twilight falls
When the bowers have lost thed, lustre

Where 'mid elm/Ming pile and column
One lone tree is seen to rise,
Where the owlet sings his solemn
Ditty to the stormful skies;
%There, among the Alpine hollows,
Mountain torrents dash and race,
Where the moaning night-wind follows
Shrivelled leaves from grave to grave

Where the moonlight on the !Atrial
Ground in sickly silver sleeps,
And besides the yew funereal
.Hopeless Ft iendship darkly weeps ;
Thither, thither, far apart
From the world of Mirth and Pollyi
With a wrecked yet wistful heart
Wends thy votary Melancholy !

There he feels a sacred yearning
Tow'rds his great eternal gaol ;-
There, at length, a flood of burning
Tears relieves his weary soul ;
And he hears, as roll the million
Worlds that gem the vault above,
Every stir through I-leaven's pavilion
Whispering downwards—" GOD Is Lova VI
—Anthologia Germanica—Dublin University Magazine.

THE MINING JOURNAL—Under this nerve a Weekly. Nets;
paper, conducted with great spirit and ability, has been re-
cently established in London, devoted prineipally, in accord'
ante with its title, to that important branch of our national
wealth—the mines of the United Kingdom. We-should alsd
observe, that in the pages of the illininy.liorrnal will be found
much valuable and interesting matter connected with the mines
of other.countries. together with a great variety o► other .
gence on the subject of British and foreign einmeicegeneralty.
CHANGE IN TURKISH, FASHIoNS.—A change, whit:ll4as at
first regarded us a most•alarming innovation, has recently oc-
curred in Constantinople, viz., the. adoption of the European
costume by the Turkish ladies, at the instance of Sultan /dab-
moud, the great. Turkish reformer. , The priliosa.l at first met
with the most strenuous_ opposition in the haem; but the pre-
judices of the Lir inmates having been once overcame, the very
objects which a year ago were considered so hateful have now
become the objects of predilection, and European spencers,
gigots,- tippets, ribands, flowers, stockings, gloves, and French
shoes, are in common use among the fashionables; and some
01 the sultanas have carried the .new fashions to such an ex-
treme as.to wear their bonnets and cloaks within doors.

NEWSPA 'ass A CaNTc lY AGO.—The Motithly Amureerent
consisted of news English and foreign, and generally contained
the translation of a French play or novel. Its sale was net very
extensive. Its editor was a Mr. Ozell..T he writer of a pamphlet
published in 1i33 speaks of the Review, a weeklypaper of which
Defoe was the projector), being at that.time "quite exhausted,
and grown very contemptible and Whiggish." 'The Menitur, ,l
which nt one time was extremely popular, 'l5 described in " al-.
most the same wretched condition" es the Reuierc. The
her, and the Whig Examiner, had a very extensive sale, and the
former was frequently reprinted -to supply the demand. 'I he
Medley, which was attributeu to Olcirnixon and Mavnwaring, was
a weekly paper. also in great circulation. The Groder and the
Whisperer appeared about the same time, but their literary liver
were very short: The British .d polo was. It e• fuss newspmper
which recommended itself to public notice l y &ring to decide
wagers at cards, and bets of every discriptium as some of our "1
Sunday papers do now.
Connwrr ON LOYA LTY.-111 1802 Cohbett wrote thus in refer-: .
once to the melancholy end of Charles the First :—" Stick to
the Crown, though you find it hanging on a Lush,' was the pre-
cept whieh a good old Englishman gave to his sons, at a tulle
when the monarchy was threatened, with that subversion which
it afterwards experienced, and which was attended with the per; -
petratiou of a deed which has fixed an indelible stain on the
annals of England. Blessed be God, we are threatened with no
such danger at presenti but a repetition of the precept can never
he out of season as long as there are whips in existeneef and as
long as there are men foolish enough to liiten to their insidious -
harangues. The crown is the guardian of the people; mom es-
pecially is its guardianship necessary to those who are destitute
of rank and wealth. The kin' gives the weakest and poorest of .
us some degree of consequence; as his subjects, we are upon a
level With the noble and rich; in yielding him bedience, vene-:
ration, and.love, neither ohsturity nor penury ean.repress ussr
desires or lessen the pleasure that we feel in rettirn, lie is the
fountain of national honour, which. like the sun, is tie respecter
of persons; but smiles with equal wasenth on the palace dud the.
cottage: in his justice, his roagnapiniity, his piety. in the wisdom
of his counsels, in the splendour of his thrOle, in the glory of bid
arms, in all his virtues, and in all his honours, ice shale, not irc.
cording to rank or riches, but in proportion tv the attachment
that we bear to land that gave us birth, and to the Sovereign
whom God has commanded us to houuur and obey."