The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-08-11 00:00:00

TOWN COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

On Wednesday last, the usual monthly me. ting of thea
Council was held at the Town-hill. The Mayor
took the chair at eleven o'clock, at which 4; me there were
twenty•.fire members in their respective places. The mi-
nutes of the lit tw.) C•tuncils, which were read, included
the reply of his Royal Highness Prince Albert to the ad-
dres., of the C irpwstion presented ,in the 3 hi) u t.

FINANCE. COMMITTEE.-THE BOTANIC GARIWNS

Tue proceedings, resolutions, and reports of the Finance
Co•nrnitte,, comprised the appointment of John R ibinson
and Joho Bunbury as assistant dist, let surveyors, which
appointments were postponed at the last monthly Council
pursuint to the standing orders. _

Mr. G. li. LAWRRNCE moved the confirmation of the
proceedings, and also tt at the Gardens Committee be em-
powered to draw up rules and regultvianas for the tut uae
government of the Botanic Gardens. possession of which
have been delivered to the Corporation. He said that as
the Gardens Committee had not any very arduous duies
imposed upon them, it would he a pleasure to them, no
doubt, to have t'js additional but then transferred to their
sh 'adders. (A laugh.) lie hoped they would take care
to throw the gardens open as widely as they could, con-
sktrritly with the pre:, rvation of the valuable plants.
(Hear.) He also hoped that they would give the Council
some idea as to how toe pravisious of the Museum Act
could be cal-lied out, with a view to graft on the gardens
some depository far a collection of obj -eta of natural his.
tory generally. Tne Commit hat now got possession of
the kard,ns, and the curator had permission, rather than
no:true ions, to admit the public, daily. ( Hear, heat.)
Under the old system, the punlic were only admitted on
two days in the week, but now they could he adtiai ted
daily and generally ; and here be might say, that he ult..
siticere!y gratified the 0' her day in taking possession of
the place, and on seeing what very beautiful and valuable
gardens the Council had secured tor the public. Their
appearance certainly surpassed his expectations; and he
hoped that those members of the Coulicil who had ob-
jected to the pure.base in the first instance, would hesitate
to cute. tam any scru les on the subject, when they, like
him, witnessed the gardeos for themselves, and contem-
plated the, benefits likely to be derived from them. (Laud
aPitlause.)

Mr. HIGGINS said he was exceedingly glad to find that
the eh:44mm of the F fiance Committee had kcJcorne a
convert to t. a views of the Council on this subj c ; hr
was also (o,te delighted on hearing Mr. Laaretoce g ye 5,
exc,llent an scc ,unt of the gsrdens. (Hear, hear ) lie
anked for an exulanat ou or a arnall item read iti the ac-
colMts of .the.Fium.ce Committee--it. W Ali aAu of £l2
i 6.. paid to peobiooers.
Mr. THUrtNHtt.L replied.that the persons denominated
rnsioners were 01.1 watchtnen—noeu past thor labour
and hurt in the set vice. "
Nlr. lIKNDERSON. as a member of the Gardens Com-
mittee. plow sett to render his best assistance in dra.itig
up the rules and regula!ions for the gardens. He hope.
tuit, as the instalon-tit tor St. G.-orge's was not pay-
able wilnin the current finatici4 year, it would not be ne-
ce.sary to have recourse to the bor.,tigh or museum tale
n tuntain the gardens.

The proceeding, were then confirmed, so alma were the
I r yeettings I. the Wa ell Conitt.ittee.

THE. DOCK COMMITTEE

-THE AI BERT WAREHOHAES

The procretiniga ot the D.ck Committer (until r sed a
series ..t length•-ned rules and regula ions tur the manage-
ment of tly A ib,rt Dock warrhousra.

Mr. NICOL moved the ciinfirmarion of the roceedinfo.
and, in ming so, said the regalaiion • w re for the most
'lir, similar in thi•se In operation in thr noir, p The
rxcrp ions were such as local circuuistaticrs
st,jnett to pi in out.

Mr. 11. if oRN BY believed that m-rnv of the reaulationb
wt-re cxttrmety totpOrtdtit and brunt:l6A. not he thomait
the me.chatits of the I,.v‘ti ought to have hid an opooriu-
nity of considering them. Ile moved, as au ainendmt-tit,
that the proceedings be eotifirtn, d, svi.h the exception of
the regulations, and that ti ese be mkt n intu considera-
tion at the next unt.nttny Council.
Mr. CHAI MER. seconded t e amendment. •

Mr. BIRKETT said ii was impo,sibl, to know, except
hv the pr.etioal working of the rule, where they were de-
fective, and, the etorr, they might as well be euntirtbed

now H 8 A any future time.
Mr. ROBINSON hoped the Council would not be called

upon now to confirm what !hey could not understand.
Mr. NICOL announced that the committee h.d com-
menced ti.e working of t..e .vbert Doek that very morn.
, was now in course of bring di.-

charged there

14G. AIKIN said that proposals were now made upon
which the good Ina ntarmritt of the warehouses matith
depended, and, unless the Council knew the meaning of
them. it. was impossible to assent to heir confirmation.
When the synopsis was first submitted t.l the conanittt e
he pointed out a very great number of alterations; ai.d
rade. d so crude and ill-digested was it as to be doseredit-

elle to that or any wher e“ilitnittee. Ht ob.ervedtbat
the rates had not vet been determined up. n.
Mr. MANN denied that any alttratii.tis of moment had
been made iti the rules atter they were originally sun.
witted. flit re might have heen d will" for a "
or a " shall " for a " will," but bcarcely anything elan of
ant) consequence.

Mr. At KIN pointed out one or two of the alterations
which had herd wade.

Mr. PROCTOR supported, and Mr. G. U. LAWRENCE
oppo.ed. the amendment. Seveial other members ad-
drepsrd the Council pro and con on the Pubject. Even.
tually the Council divided, and tittle appealed—f, r the
amendii.ent, 12; rtgain,t it, 32 The Amendment was
cone' guru. Iv lo,l„atid the pr c. edin, s sere ontirmed.