The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-01-09 00:00:00

MARKET COMMITTEE.

Mr. BOUTFLOWER called the attention of the council
to the fraud committed on the public by women dressing
themselves as persons from the country, and selling bacon
to housekeepers as country led, which had actually been
fed in Liverpool.
Mr. Alderman EVANS did not know how they could
interfere. - - -

M;:i'itymrToN said a greater nuisance was the block-
ing up of Great Charlotte-street on Saturdays.
Mr. J. LAWRENCE said it was appropriated according
to law.

The proceedings of the Courts of Law Committee were
then read and confirmed.

EDUCATION COMMITTEE.

The average attendance at the schools for the last
month was stated to be as follows :
North School. South School.
Boys .. 242
Girls.
infants..

Total ..
Number on the books. 789 ... : .... ••••
Mr. Alderman MOLYNEUX having moved the confima-
tion of the proceedings,
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who att9ded the schools belonged.
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knowing the state of the schools, and whether they were
accomplishing the object for which they were designed. It
would be a waste of tune to attempt to prove, ipso facto,
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that the children were excluded from attending the
schools.
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Mr. BLACKBURN said the proceedings of the Education
Committee were before them, and he apprehended he bad
a right to make any observations upon those proceedings.
Every one would admit that the Roman Catholics were
excluded from the schools.
Mr. HODGSON and Mr. BIRICETT.—I do not.
Mr. BLACKBURN was then proceeding with a speech, in
which he was railing, as usual, about the violation of con-
science. &c., when he was asked by the Mayor if he in-
tended to conclude by a motion.
mr. BLACKBURN said he thought the question should
not be asked.

The MAYOR.—It is the opinion of toe
that, as you are going into the merits of the case, you
should conclude with a motion.
Mr. BLACKBURN said that in order to bring himself
within the rule, he would conclude with a motion, to the
effect that the different sects to which the scholars belonged
should hereafter be stated. . .

Mr. BIRKETT thought he could not do that without
notice.

The MAYOR said a resolution was passed by the coun-
cil, that the Education committee should discontinue giv-
ing to the council a statement of the different sects who
came to the school, and therefore it was necessary to give
notice of a motion of the kind just adverted to.
Mr. H. HORNBY thought the interruption given to Mr.
Blackburn extremely uncalled for.
The MAYOR said he was told by the Town-Clerk that
Mr. Blackburn was proceeding irregularly, and he bad a
right to say so.
Mr. H. HORNBY said it was an irregularity usually
adopted on the reading of the proceedings of all commit-
tees of the council.

Mr. BLACKBURN reminded the Mayor that on Wed-
nesday Mr. Aikin brought forward a resolution to the
effect that no more land in Cheshire should be sold, al-
though the council had previously determined to go on
with the sales.

Mr. HODGSON had no doubt there was irregularity the
day previous, but, said he " let Mr. Blackburn be heard.
Give every opportunity. I did hear that he was going to
make some large protest, and we are quite prepared to
meet any arguments."
Mr. BLACKBURN.—I will not accept the privilege. If
I have not a perfect right to speak, I will sit down now,
and at another council bring forward the matter. I will
not condescend to receive any civility, in this way, from
Mr. David Hodgson or any other man, or ev qi yourself
Mr. Mayor. (Cries of " Order, order," " Chair, chair.")
If I have not a perfect right to speak, I will not speak at
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Mr. GLADSTONN thought the opinion of every member
of the council, on a subject of so much importance, was
entitled to the best consideration. He thought Mr. Black-
burn had been actuated by the best motives in attempting
to take this opportunity of stating his opinions. If he
had given notice, it would have created, as that question
always did, considerable excitement in the room, In his
(Mr. Gladstone's) opinion, Mr. Blackburn took the wisest
course ; and, if allowed to proceed, the subject might
have been discussed without creating so much excitement
as it usually did. He conceived nothing could he worse
than an attempt on the part of that council, even at the
expense of a little irregularity, to suppress the discussion
of a subject of so much importance.
Mr. BIRKETT had no wish to shrink from the subject;
but if notice had been given the chairs would have been
better filled.

Mr. PARKER would vote for Mr. Blackburn going for-
ward. He knew they could meet them on all points.
The Town Clerk's I,w might be very well : but they must
guided by the sense of the council. (Go on.)
Mr. BLACKBURN.—If the council decide to go on, I
shall decline it for the present.
The MAYOR.—It is a matter of right, and not of favour,
if the council decide that you shall go on. (Go on.)
Mr. BLACKBURN.—I will not proceed Mr. Mayor. We
shall have a regular set-to.
Mr. Maxim/. hoped Mr.-Blackburn would ask for a
special day, or else he might speak for an hour and three
Quarters, Erni nobody have time to answer him.
The proceedings of the committee were then confirmed.

CHURCH EXPENDITUR E COMMITTEE.

Mr. Bias Err, in reply to Mr. G. H. Lawrence, said
THE TOWN COMMITTEE.
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committee.,

Mr. BIRKETT moved the confirmation of the procee-
dings of this committee, and also that Mr. Chalmer, who
had been unintentionally left off all committees, should be
added to the committee.