The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1833-04-05 00:00:00

COMMON COUNCIL.

The monthly meeting of the Common Council took place on
Wednesday last, at which there was a very numerous attend-
ance of the members of that body. In consequence of the ab-
sence of the Mayor, who, with Mr. Bailiff Aspinall, was deputed
by the Council to proceed to London to defend the rights of
the Corporation and the Burgesses from the attempt made by
certain individuals to disfranchise the Borough, there was no
meeting of the Council last month. Delay had accumulated an
unusual quantity of business to be brought forward for the con-
sideration of the Council. There were 36 members present,
and the hour of sitting lasted until three o'clock.
• The report from the Deputation on the Liverpool Disfran-
chisement Inquiry was read, and the nature of the evidence
stated which had been furnished by the disfranchising party,
and which, were any other confirmation required of the real.
character of their whsle proceedings, was more than amply af-
forded by the further disclosure made to the Council.
The Treasurer's accounts to the 18th October, 1832, were road
and passed, and each member furnished with a printed copy.
On the motion of the Mayor, seconded by Mr. Alderman
Porter, the freedom of the borough was voted to Colonel Jot-
dim, who suffered so severe a deprivation in the loss of his leg
in consequence of his exertions at the late fire in Lancelot'
Hey ; and a vote of £5O was made to the National School ati
Runcorn.

Mr. Clough was appointed organist of the Church of St. Mar-
tin's-in-the-Fields in-the room' of Mr. George Holden, who is
promoted to St. deorge's. A memorial from the congregation
of St. Nicholas's, numerously and respectably signed, com-
plaining of the music in that church, and a resignation of the
situation from Mr. Webb, wore both read, and tne offer of the
latter accepted. An application from members of the East In-
dia Association for further pecuniary assistance, in endeavour-
ing to open the East India and China trade, was ordered to be
referred to the East India Committee, for their consideration.
Mr. Bailiff ASPINALL brought forward his motion respecting
the conduct of Mr. Ewart, M. P. for Liverpool, who, according
to the report in tie London newspapers, which up to that pr.
riod was not contradicted by him, had, in the House of Con -
mons, most unjustly vilified the characters of the members of
the Corporation, by accusing them of selling land to one arm-
therf placing their own connections ' as ministers, in
the churches over which they had control, and refusing to elect
those who were not in some way related to them. Other charges
of a more general nature were also preferred, when several mem-
bers of the Council rose successively, in the most complete in-
dignation, denying the truth of Mr. Ewart's !allegations. Mr.
John Ewart was understood to say, that his brother' in what he
had stated in the House of Commons, intended no disrepect to
any Member of the Corporation, individually; but that his objes-%
tions were meant to apply to the constitution and formation of
the Liverpool as well as other Corporations.
Mr. Bailiff ASPINALL previously requested, that a correspon-
dence should be read, which had taken place, while the 'Mayer
was in London, with Mr. EWart, the result of which was
anything but satisfactory to those gentlemen who felt them-
selves aggrieved by the language with which they had been
characterised. Mr. Aspinall having laid the matter before the
Common Council, it was ultimately agreed, that the conduct
of Mr. Ewart was such, as the Council could only consider
beneath their further notice. The discusSion on this subject
here terminated.