The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-04-28 00:00:00

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Mr. JAMES LAWRENCE, after reading and pointing out
some inaccuracies in a statement which had appeared in a
leading article in the 4/biort concerning him, said he wished
to explain what had fallen from him at the last council.
The MAYOR said Mr. Lawrence had used the word " jus-
tification " at the last meeting, or he would have been al-
lowed to explain.
Mr. JAMES LAWRENCE thought he had then said he
wished to explain. With reference to the officers, he was
willing to admit that Dutton had an excellent character on
the books of the committee; the reason for his (Mr. Law-
rence's) observation was, that he had made a statement be-
fore the committee, which he a few minutes afterwards de-
nied having made.
After a few observations from Mr. BIRKETT and Mr.
THORNHILL, the subject dropped.
OF THE HOUSES IN HANOVER-STREET.

Mr. EARLE brought forward the following motion, of
which he had given notice :—" That it is not expedient to
dispose of the houses in Hanover-street, which were with-
drawn from the public sale of the 15th instant, as the pos-
session of them by the Corporation appears to afford a fa-
vourable opportunity for abating certain nuisances in that
part of the town, for the general remedy of which clauses
have been introduced into two acts of ariiument recently
obtained." Mr. Earle entered into a very minute statement
of the several nuisances. cmArillained of.
The motion war supported by Mr. Bramley Moore. Mr.
auel Holme, and Mr. Platt, and opposed by Mr. Hodg-
son, Mr. G. H. Lawrence, Sir T. Brancker, and others.
Mr. Earle ultimately withdrew the motion.

LOAN OF PICTURES TO THE COLLEGIATE INSTITUTION

Mr. Bustium, moved pursuant to notice, " For the loan
of the pictures in the Town-hall to the Directors of the Ccl,
legiate Institution during the period of the approaching mid-
summer vacation, with a view to their forming part of a poly-
technic exhibition." The Directors of the Collegiate In-
stitution were desirous to hays the loan of these pictures as
a sort of nucleus of their intended exhibition at midsummer.
The pieltircs in the cOuncil chamber were not asked for : it
was only those iu the drawing room, and, also Hiltons
picture of the Crucifixion, It had been suggested that the
splendid statue of Canning should be included in the motion,
but he had not done so because the Corporation had no con-
trout whatever over it, not being their property, it having
been placed in the Town-hall by the subscribers. There
was a precedent for the motion when the use of the pictures
was granted to the Directors of the Mechanics' Institution,
and he did not anticipate any objection to the present ap-
plication.
Mr. ASPINALL seconded the motion, adding that the Di-
rectors of the Collegiate Institution would be answerable for
any expense and damage.
Mr. Alderman EvANs.—What are the pictures you want?
Mr. BUSIIELL,—The pictures of the Crucifixion, and those
by Shee, Lawrence, and others, of the
'r. At.piltisllN EVAN'S.-.Have you not included Sir
Thomas ? 13,tiYarFatiiily.
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Mr. S. HOLME.—No ' • we have the original. (Laughter.)
It was then agreed that the pictures should be lent upon
the usual terms.