The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-06-11 00:00:00

nion, if there was a pest-morlem examination in one case,
there was the same necessity for holding such an exami-
nation in all.

The MAYOR.—If a cart-wheel were to run over a man's
bead, there would be no necessity. (A laugh.)
Mr. PA RKER said that last month the accounts amount-
ed to £72, now they were £101; and yet, if this were the
unlucky month of November, when people were in the
habit of destro)ing themselves, the difference could be
accounted for, but, as it happened, it was the joyous
month of May. (A laugh.) He thought the accounts
required looking after; for in 1832 those accounts, for
the year, came to £282 16s , whereas they now amounted
to £lOOO per annum.
Mr. LLOYD accounted for the difference by stating that
the Coroner's district extended to the whole parliamentary
borough.
Mr. G. H. LAWRENCE said it was impossible for the
Council to interfere with the Coroner, inasmuch as he
was above their control, and had a right to call for medi-
cal assistance if he pleased. The increase of accidents
had arisen from the increased trade and size of the town.
The TOWN-CLERK observed that post-mortem exami-
nations were always held at the instance of the jury. It,
indeed, a wheel had flattened a man's head, (great .augh-
ter,) there would be no occasion for such an examination.
Mr. LACE deprecated general accusations against a
public officer, and urged upon the Council to make a
specific charge.
Mr. THORNHILL asked whether it was legal to have
the same jury always, as was the case at present?
The TOWN-CLERK replied it was, but that there would
be a saving of expense if the allowance to the jury were
abolished, and the jury themselves were selected from the
burgesses at large. The plan, however, of selecting a
jury generally had been tried, and had given great annoy-
ance.
The accounts were referred to the Finance Committee.
OPERATIVE PROTESTANT ASSOCIATION.
An application from the Secretary of the Operative
Protestant Association, for the use of the North Corpo-
ration School, in which to hold the monthly meetings of
that body, was read and declined.
ST. LUKE'S DELLS.

The MAYOR read a letter from the Rev. Mr. Law-
rence, one of the m►nisters of St. Luke's Church, in
which he requested that that building should be placed
in a more effective condition. The beautiful peal of bells,
he said, suspended in the tower, were being spoiled from
neglect end want of use, whereas a small sum annually
would enable them to be rung for half an hour on Sundays.
Mr. G. A. LAWRENCE objected on financial grounds.
Mr. TURNER said that when they were rung they were
a great nuisance to the inhabitants of Rodney-street.
Mr. BUSHELL thought the better way would be to take
the bells down, and let them be sold for old metal, if, on
financial grounds, they could not be rung, so that, at all
events, the town might derive some notes from them—(a
laugh.)
The application was referred to the Church Expenditure
Committee.

THE MAGISTRATES.

The MAYOR acknowledged the receipt of a long memo-
rial from the Protestant Operative Association and Refor-
mation Society of Dublin, complaining of the conduct of
the Borough Magistrates, with reference to Orangemen in
the Police Force. It was entered as read. It has already
appeared in our columns.
ALLEGED VACANCY IN ST. ANNE'S WARD.

The MAYOR read a memorial from certain of the
registered burgesses of St. Anne's Ward. The memori-
alists stated their belief that Mr. Robert Jones, one of
the councillors for that ward, was not duly qualified, ac-
cording to the provisions of the act to hold the said office.
The act required that a councillor should be an inhabitant
householder within the borough, or seven miles thereof,
and that he should be rated to the poor at the annual
value of £3O. The memorial then went on to say that
Mr. Jones resided not within the borough, or seven miles
thereof ; that he had lately Quitted his house at West
Derby, and gone to reside at Hale; and that his brewery,
at Rose-hill, and in respect of which he had been rated to
the poor, was now occupied by other individuals. The
parties, therefore, contended that he had become disquali-
fied, and that the ward ought to be declared vacant forth-
with. _ • _

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The MAYOR said that he had received that morning a
note from Mr. Jones, (then in his place in the Council,)
in which he stated that he had not been made a bankrupt,
or taken the benefit of the insolvent act, or compounded
by deed or otherwise with his creditors, and that he was
ready to satisfy him, (the Mayor) or the Town-Clerk
upon the subject.
Eventually it was agreed that Mr. Jones should com-
municate with the Town-clerk upon the subject.

ROWLAND HILL.

A memorial praying a subscription for the Rowland Hill
testimonial was ordered to lie on the table.

SLIPS AND STAGES.

Seven bye-laws for the better regulation of the slips and
stages, to prevent accidents on landing and boating, and
to extend the time for landing and boating passengers and
goods at the piers on steam vessels going beyond the port,
were submitted and referred to the Finance Committee,
with instructions to confer with other committees.
The Council adjourned soon after two o'clock.