The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-01-06 00:00:00

had been told as he (Mr. Parker) had, " We care not one
farthing for the Corporation of Liverpool—we will go to
parliament and beat you: we will bring up the Cheshire
members and carry the bill in spite of you." Were these
taunts continually tbrown in the teeth of the representatives
of the corporation at the board of commissioners and no
notice to be taken of them? As a member of the council,
he would never see the corporation insulted either at Birken-
head or anywhere else. It was true, there had been but
placid sort of representatives for the corporation there here-
tofore; it was true that there was a majority of nineteen
against one; but he, (Mr. Parker,) as a public man, if he
were appointed to a public duty, he should endeavour con-
scientiously to discharge it. If Mr. Hornby meant to charge
him with a dereliction of duty, let him boldly bring it for-
ward, and he (Mr. Parker) would meet and disprove it.
Mr. Hornby said he meant no reflection upon Mr. Parker.
Why, what was the motion but a direct attack upon him ?
He knew there was a worthy little alderman not far from him
was longing to second Mr. Hornby's motion. He could see
the fidgetty way in which the little gentleman was getting
upon his chair; but he (Mr. Parker) stood there upon prin-
ciple, and he was determined to do his duty in whatever
station he was placed. If the council thought proper to
supersede him, he should feel much obliged, and it would
take a great weight off his mind, for he cared not one farthing
about that or any other appointment ; but when he was
personally attacked be would reply. As he had told Mr.
Jackson, at the Birkenhead meeting last night, he represented
a larger constituency than the whole population of Birken-
head ; and he was not accountable for his conduct to the
council, but to his constituents.
Mr. EARLE said, he had the honour of accepting Mr.
Parker's invitation, and he did second the motion. He
thought Mr. Hornby's expression about having an important
member of the council at the Birkenhead board was most
unfortunate, because it was impossible they could have a
more important one than the member who had just sat down.
In the course of his speech he (Mr. Parker) had proved that
be was an improper person to be a commissioner, because
he was at loggerheads with the gentlemen on the other side
of the water—

Mr. PARKER.—On principle.
Mr. EARLE.—Upon principle ! Why, nobody called the
gentleman's principle in question. They had all too much
of it to suppose that it did not exist in Mr. Parker, for there
was nothing but " principle, principle !" from the beginning
to the end of his speeches. Surely there was some judgment
required from a commissioner; and he (Mr. Earle) looked
upon Sir Thomas Brancker to have as much principle as
Mr. Parker, with a little more judgment.
Mr. NORTH said, of course Mr. Hornby's observations
did not apply to him, for though there had been two meet-
ings since he was appointed, circumstances had prevented
him from attending ?
Mr. lonNinr.—Certainly not.
Mr. \t NTH said if Mr. Hornby would do him the favour
of taking ins place as a Birkenhead commissioner, he should
feel obliged to him.
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Mr. FioaNBY said that whatever the cause might be, there
was no doubt a great deal of hostility against Mr. Parker.
He could only report, that he meant nothing disrespectful
against Mr. Parker in the present motion.
Mr. ISAAC HOLMES said Mr. Parker had succeeded him
as a commissioner of Birkenhead, and for the attention he
had devoted to the interests of the corporation there, he was
deserving of the thanks of the council. All the time he (Mr.
Holmes) had acted with the Birkenhead commissioners, he
had found them the most gentlemanly of any individuals he
had ever acted with. With regard to the chairman a more
perfect gentleman, or one who conducted himself with more
propriety, he (Mr. Holmes) had never seen in any chair than
Mr. Case. As to what Mr. Birkett had said about indi-
viduals not acting harmoniously, it was well known that it
had been said he (Mr: Holmes) ought to•be left out of a cer-
tain committee on that account. He called it vanity and
presumption in any man -

- The MAYOR called Mr. Holmes to order: such allusions
were totally unnecessary.

Mr, BIIi'KETT inquired whether Mr. Holmes was referring
to him?

Mr. HoLuEs.-,-.No. He hoped Mr. Hornby would not
persevere in the motion.

- Mr. HORNBY said he had done what he considered his
duty, but he was willing to withdraw the motion.
Mr. HODGSON contended that the grounds on which the
council were asked to supersede Mr. Parker were insuffi-
cient ; but at the same time the proposition had been made
in a fair and manly way.

! J - Mr. G. H. LAWRENCE said be felt confidence in Mr
Parker.

Mr. PLATT having been a former commissioner of Birken-
head, could say that he had never met with gentlemen who were
more ready than Mr. Jackson and the chief commissioners
to attend, not only to the public interest on that side of the
water, but their own. (Loud laughter.)
Mr. G. H. LAWRENCE repeated that he had perfect con-
fidence in Mr. Parker. He went there to represent the cor-
poration, and be had expressed strong opinions upon the
late boats. That was no corporate question ; but the fact
was, that on the other side there was a diversity of opinion
upon it, but nothing had occurred to disqualify Mr. Parker—
far from it.
The amendment was then withdrawn, and the original
motion was carried.