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(No, no, from several members.) As to the sale of seized
meat, he thought it was unworthy of the corporation to
gain money by that.

Mr. J. B. LLOYD said he had just gone over the ac-
counts, and found the whole amount paid to Mr. Cooper
the ironmonger, during the past year, was £ll 7s. Id.—
(Hear, hear.)
Mr. BECKWITH.—That is only one committee. Does
not the same occur with every other committee?
Mr. J. B. LLOYD.—I do not know.
Mr._Alderman COOPER said the amount of meat sold
to the Zoological Gardens during the year was £29, and
the actual expense in seizing and taking it to the Gardens
was £32. So much for the Council making money by it.
As to the charge of securing orders for his relationsrfrom
the day he entered the Council he had never used the
slightest influence to get any relation anything to do, nor
had he ever recommended any of them. What was the
reason why certain persons were attacked he could not
tell, except it was because Mr. Weightman found that they
could do their work better and cheaper than others. He,
however, had taken care never to give a single order.
When anything was wanted he recommended the officers
to bring the matter before the committee, and, if the
committee ordered it, the order was given by the com-
mittee, and in no instance by himself. He had acted
cautiously in the matter, as he knew the detective mem-
bers of the Council would look after him. (Hear, hear.)
As to the accounts, he merely signed them as chairman,
after passing the committee, and defied any one to prove
anything wrong against him. _

The MAYOR, in putting the question of confirmation,
hoped members would refrain from personalities.
After the proceedings had been confirmed,
Mr. COOPER rose, and moved that the vacancy in the
committee should be filled up by the appointment of Mr.
J.' Wagstaff.
Mr. J. B. LLOYD seconded the motion.
Mr. BIGHAM moved, as an amendment, the appoint-
ment of Mr. Beckwith.
Mr. ROGERS seconded the motion.
This led to some discussion, and on a division the num-
bers were—

For Mr. Wagstaff
For Mr. Beckwith

Majority

The following voted :'—

For Mr. Bickwith:—:Councillors E. Langsdale, T.
Chalmer, jun., J. Thomson, J. Bighorn, T. L. Hodson,
J. Atkinson, T. Godfrey, H. Hornhy, T. Avison, D. Bell,
T. Wagstaff, J. Rogers, J. Johnson, W. P. Freme, A.
Henderson, and T. Lloyd.
For Mr. Wagstaff:—Councillors J. Woodruff, G. H.
Horsfall, T. Littledale, G. Holt, T. Robinson, J. A.
Tobin, G. Booker, A. F. Jones, R. C. Gardner, H. Neill,
B. Hall, J. B. Lloyd, J. A. Picton, J. Parker, W. Ben-
net, R. M. Beckwith, R. L. Jones, W. J. Horsfall, W.
Fisher, Aldermen D. Hodgson, James Lawrence, Thos.
Sands, J. Cooper, J. N. Wood, J, Procter, John Bent, J.
H. Turner, and the Mayor.

committee, he had done everything in his power to have
the hothouses thrown open to the public every day in the
week. To this proposal there was some objection; and
the chairman suggested that they should try one day a
week first. He was of opinion that the gardens might be
thrown open to the' public every day in the week. In
support of his view, he instanced the case of Kew Gardens,
to which the public were freely admitted, and stated that
he would not rlst till the gardens, hothouses, and library
were all open to the public. It was well known that the
botanical library at the gardens was the best in this part
of the country, and yet no individual but Mr. Sheppard
was allowed the use of it. Many of these works were
quite new, and cast a considerable sum of money.

Mr. GARDNER had next a painful duty to perform. Tt
was his duty to propose a member of the committee in
the room of the late lamented Mr. Henderson. The
gentleman whom he proposed to fill up the vacancy in the
committee was Mr. Neill, whose appointment it gave
him pleasure to propose.
Alderman COOPER seconded the motion.

Mr. FERNYHOUGH moved that Mr. Godfrey be ap-
pointed a member of the Gardens Committee; which
being seconded by Mr. BECKWITH, the vote was taken,
when there appeared,—

For Mr. Neill ..
For Mr. Godfrey

Majority,

The following is the vote :
For Mr. Neill :—Councillors T. Chalmer, jun., J.
Woodruff, T. Godfrey, G. H. Horsiall, G. Holt, H.
Hornby, T. Avison, R. Harbord. A. F. Jones, R. C.
Gardner, B. Hall, J. A. Picton, J. Parker, W. Bennett,
A. Henderson, W. J. Horsfall ; Aldermen D. Hodgson,
T. B. Horsfall, James Lawrence, T. Dover. J. Cooper,
J. N. Wood, J. Procter, J. Bramley-Moore, John Bent ;
the Mayor.

For Mr. Godfrey :—Councillors E. Langsdale, J.
Thompson, J. Bighorn. T. L. Hodson, J. Atkinson, D.
Bell, J. C. Fernihough, J. Rogers, H. Neill. J. Johnson,
W. P. Freme, *R. M. Beckwith, E. C. Hindley, T.
Lloyd.