The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-11-14 00:00:00

to me, v

I remain, yours r

ectfully
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THE MAYORALTY AND TH
The following Circular was add'

BROWN, Esq., to the gentlemen whos,
joined :

" Chapel-street, 9th .2\

" SlR,—Referring you to the p.,
place at a meeting of the Town Council,
am deputed to request your attendance to-rnorrov
(Friday,) at Twelve o'clock, at the rooms of the Es
India Association, with a view to the formation o
Committee to inquire into, and report upon, the chr
brought by the Collector of the Town Dues against
Messrs. SANDS, TURNER., and Co.
" I am, Sir, your most obedient servant, •
(Signed) " WILLIAM BROWN,
" Chairman of the Provisional Comte

firm of

" The Committee were composed of the following
Vermeil, who attended in cousequence of the ahoy
quest :

W. BROWN, Chairman, and Chairman o
_American Association.

" R. DUCKWORTH, Chairman of the

dia Association

" C. S. PARKER, Chairman of the

Association

" T. B. HORSE

West Ind

Association

L, Chairman of the

" J. TODD NAYLOR, Chairman of t

Association

" J. MYERS, Chairman o
sociation.

" W. POTTER.
" W. P. BUSHBY.
" T. RIPLEY.
" W. SMITH, (Isaac Lowe and
" ROBERT DUDGEON.

" ED. MOON
" F. FOSTER,

" T. BOLD.
" JAS. BATBSON.
" SAMUEL JOHNSTON
" R. DIROM.

Brazilian

" EDWARD HUNT.
" JOSIAS BOOKER.
"The members of the town-council wilt,
and attended, thought it desirable to retire before
cussion took place, as they might be called upon to de
upon the question in the Council.
" The following gentlemen were summoned but did
attend ; viz., Messrs. Charles Horsfall, Stephen Vert
George Arbuthnot, Thomas Tobin, Arthur Thomps
and Harold Littledale."
"Messrs. SANDS, TURNER, and Co.
" Chapel-street, Liverpool, 10th No.
" Dear Sirs,—lt gives me great pleasur
you the enclosed resolution, which w
adopted by a meeting, held at the Eas
this day, at which the gentlemen whose names t encit,
were requested to attend ; and to prevent the possibili
of its being said that it was a meeting of your friends, y
will perceive that they are of all political parties—t,
chairmen of the various associated bodies, and such oth
gentlemen as it was supposed from their station in socie
would render their opinions and decision unquestionabl
" There is a mass of most important evidence, whi
there is not time to-day to copy from the reporters' note
but these, with other resolutions affecting the mode
transacting business at the Town Dues Office, will be pr
pared as soon as possible.
" Permit me, personally, to offer you my congratulatio
on the result of this inquiry, which to you has terminat
so honourably.

,t India Char

" Yours, faithfully,
" WILLIAM BROWN,
" Chaiaman of the Meeting.
" P.S.—The members of the council who came to the
meeting retired before the proceedings commenced, feeling
that, as the subject might come before them in council,
it would be better for them to absent themselves." '
The following is the resolution referred to in Mr
Brown's note :
" After the most careful and minute examination in
the charge preferred against Messrs. Sands, Turner, a,
Co., in the letter addressed to the Mayor, on the
instant, by Mr. Corrie, receiver of the town dues,
It was resolved unanimously,
" That in the opinion of this meeting, ._
slightest ground to justify the imputati, which is
tempted to be cast upon those gentlemen.
Resolved unanimously,
"That no definition is procurable from the receiver G
town dues by which to distinguish a bale tram a truss, of
a case from a box, but that, on the contrary, in reply to
the chairman, Mr. Ripley, and Mr. C. S. Parker, depute('
from this meeting for the purpose of ascertaining thr
point, he replied that he was instructed by the Mayor ar
Town-clerk to answer no questions.
Resolved unanimously.

" That, in order to prevent
It is the bounden duty of the

which, on the on

• •a.
of imputation who are acting in conformity with the daily
practice of the Town Dues Office; and that, on the other
hand, no parties may be subjected to higher charges ti
are paid by their neiehboi

son the

"That Mr. Brow ii, the Chairman, do transmit a
of these resolutions to the Mayor and each mewl--
Council."
The following resolution was passed -
committee on Monday (yesterday):
That this meeting, having alre-
Sands, Turner and Co. from t}
t' *- M.

_
tdy exor
charffea I

nem in 4r. Corrie's letter of 6th Nov., is unanin
of opinion that Mr. Sands should withdraw his obj
to being nominated as Mayor for the present year.
(Signed) WILLIAM BROWN.

Resolved,—That the chairman
committee wait upon Mr. Sands
tion.

Chairman of the Meeting,

nd members orthe

(Signed)

above resolu-

WILLIAM BROWN,

TOXTETH -PARK COMM ISS
J. Heckle and Mr. A. Ryan were el
missioners for • Toxteth-park, in
Harbord and Mr. Joseph Harrison, wl

)n Friday M

EARLY CLOSING OF SHO
drapers in this town have al

the room of Mr. R

business every evening at seven o'clock, commencinglO

morrow

NEW FORT.—A new fort is about t
the shallows of Bootle Bay, which,
enable us, with the present fort at t
any unwelcome visito

n finished,
lock, to rec

rance into the

WILLIAMS.—A. rule

rows, with a cross fire from right and
WOOD PAVING.—" STEAD V.
was obtained in the Bail Cour
aside the verdict given at the late Liverpool assizes, on
the ground of its being against the evidence.

CITY OF DUBLIN STEAM-PACKET COMPANY.-The
usual half-yearly meeting was held on Monday, at the
company's offices, Eden. quay, James Ferrier, Esq., in the
chair, when a full report of the proceedings of the com-
pany for the past half year was submitted to the propr
tors. A dividend at the rate of 6 per cent. per at
was declared upon the profits for the past half year
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