The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1835-05-08 00:00:00

MEETING OF COMMON' COUNCIL.

We have' to apologise for having been obliged to abridge
much of the detail of the Common Council proceedings with
which we have been favoured; but a pressure of other matter,
to which we could not refuse insertion, must, on this occasion,
plead our apology. We have, however, preserved the material
points and conclusions which occupied the attention of the
council.---Eo. L. S.

On Wednesday last the Common Council held their monthly
meeting. None had occurred in the month of April, conse-
quently the business had accumulated, which protracted the
sitting until an unusually late hour. The period of meeting is
eleven, and it was past four before they broke up. The mem-
bers present were the Mayor; Messrs. Lace and POwnall,
Bailiffs; Messrs. Braucker, Bourne, Staniforth, Wright, T.
Case; Sir J. Tobin, Sir G. Drinkwater, and Sir T. Brancker;
Messrs. Leyland, Lawrence, I'. Bourne, Robinson,- Sandbach,
Horsfall, Foster, W. W. Currie, J. 1). Case, Bold, Earle,
Leigh, Ripley, Moss, Ewart, Thompson, Houghton, Shaw,
Hollinshead,. Ashton, Gladstone, Crosbie, Cockshot, & Wa,ker.
• The Maroa rose and said that he was sorry to announce to
the council that by the death of one of its members, Alderman
Thomas Molyneux, a vacancy had occurred in the council,
which would be filled up at their next meeting.
The TowN-CLicax proceeded to read the report of the last
meeting of council, and likewise of the various committees
since the last council day, excepting those of the dock com-
mittee, which become confirmed by lapse of time, for one
month, when no council takes place. The details of these pro-
ceedings, the perusal of them, and the consideration of various
questions, as they occurred, occasioned considerable discus-
sion; those of the select finance committee, however, were the
most important.
At the last council it was referred to the select finance commit-
tee to consider the proposal made by Mr. C. Bowdon, of an offer
of a purchase of the laud on the south side of Cook-street, suffi-
cient to afford the means of widening the street. After various
discussions in the committee, it was decided to transfer the sub-
ject once more to the hands of the Common Council. It was
here stated by several gentlemen, members of the finance' com-
mittee, that the impression on their minds was that there were
other improvements called _for in the town which superseded
the necessity fur laying out the corporation funds, at the pre-
sent period, in widening Cook-street., This street was not con-
sidered by them to be a leading street, -or one of sufficient im-
portance to justify an expense of such a nature being incurred.
It was further stated that the large purchases made in Pool-
lane were, in their amount, so serious, that the funds of the
corporation were not in a state to bear further outlay of this
description. On the other hand, it was argued by other gen.:
tleinen that, from George's and Prince's Dock, Cook-street was
one of very•censiderable importance as a leading street to all
the property in the neigbourhood of Temple-court, where ware-
houses, in particular, to a very great extent existed. Mr. W.
Earle, Mr. T. Case, and other gentlemen urged on the notice
of the council the propriety of removing the 'archway over
Cook-street, and likewise the importance of .widening that
street where the obstruction now exists. This subject was
entered into very fully, and it was ultimately agreed to refer
the matter :back., to the select finance. onntuittee„resnesting
them to reconsider the proposal which had been miae to the
council by Mr. Rawdon, on behalf of the Liverpool Commer-
cial Bank, and-to report-accordingly. •
.• The next subject for discussi,m was that of granting a new
lease to Mrs. Jones, of the King's Arms Hotel, fur seven years,
as recoinmeuJed by the select finance committee. - This mat-
ter, in immediate connexion with the settlement of the one
which preceded. it, was agreed fur the present to be postponed.
I. The o ws: CLERK read a letter from the surveyor regarding
the state of St. Thomas's church tower, which was then under
repair, and stating that the walls were so much weakened by
the decay of the stone as to lie unable to bear any superstruc-
ture. Previous to further instructions being given, some
information was required, which rendered a further report
necessary flow the surveyor.
A third objection arose to the report of the select finance
committee as to their recommendation of the corporation de-
clining, the application that had been made to them by the
trustees of the Cemetery, in Duke-street. The select finance
committee considered that the security for the proposed ad-
vance was not sufficient, end that if the assistance sought for
was to be in the shape of a loan, it would be at least eighteen
years before any repayment of the capital could take place.
Sir GEoitos:DarNk warm( thought the council should not
hesitate in acceding to the proposition,•when he felt satisfied
that the transfer of burials from the church-yards in the centre
of the town to another and more distant situation, was in itself
an object well deseiving the Consideration of the council;'
besides which, the Cemetery was a public institution, and one
which he considered ought to meet with support from the coun-
cil.—We must here mention, hi justice to Sir George Drink-
water, that when this subject was discussed at the last council,
he did not wish to vote, he being one of the trustees, and an
interested party; and the same to Mr.' Thompson, who said
that though a considerable proprietor, he should vote against
the corporation taking env shares, or being interested in the
manner proposed.
Several gentlemen expressed their conviction that the secu-
rity, if snffieient for the other proprietors, was so fur the council,
when it was resolved that the corporation should become pro-
prietors to the extent of 1.:7,100, in shares (the number unap-
propriated) iu their name, but that the management, as before,
should rest with the trustees.

At the request of the MAYOR the Town-clerk read a letter
from Dr. Rutter, president of the medical institution, thanking
the council for their liberality, but requesting some assistance
beyond that, as to the site of their intended building, to enable
them to carry their intentions into full execution. Dr. Rutter
entered into some detail in connexion with the objects of the
institution, •and stated, after dwelling on its importance to the
town, that if the corporation would give £l,OOO he would raise
'his own subscription, already £3OO, to £.500.
Several members of the council rose to speak on this subject.
Mr. SANDBACH stated that he had occasion during the preva-
fence of the cholera, and being mayor at that period, to witness
the exertions made by the medical gentlemen of Liverpool, of
which he spoke in the highest terms, and said that though the
deaths had once reached fifty a day, that more recoveries took
place in Liverpool, proportionately, than elsewhere. lie thought
the medical body strongly entitled to the consideration of the
corporation. It was then unanimously agreed to vote £lOOO to
this institution.

The Tow N-CLErt lc_ read. a letter from Mr. J..13._ YAW, p rep&
dent of the Literary and Philosophical Society, stating that it
was the intention of that body to hold their next meeting in
.1836, in Liverpool, and requesting the countenance and sup-
'port of the Common Council.—Referred to the Select Finance
Committee.

A letter from Mr. Gibbon was real, requesting a further sub-
scription from the Corporation fur the chaplain of the Infirm-
ary, owing to the rate of interest on a sum invested having been
reduced, a difference had occurred which he wished to have
equalized.—lt was unanimously resolved to allow £lO a-year to
the chaplain.
A memorial from attornies, praying that the plans of the new
Court Rooms be raised and alterations made. Referred to the
Select. Finance Committee, with full_povvers.
A letter from Charles Lawrence, hsq., Chairman of the Li-
verpool and' Manchester Rail-road Directors, was read, regard-
ing the front of their new entrance, in the Haymarket. The
sum to be advanced by the Corporation was agreed to at the last
Council. It was referred to the Select Finance Committee to
determine on the architectural design.
A memorial from the proprietors of the Botanic Gardens, for
a loan of .E. 3,000, on the security of the land, was read, to ena.
ble them to erect hot-houses and other buildings, without which
they could not proceed; when it was determined not to accede
to this request, but that the right of the Corporation to the re-
versionary interest in the new garden should be given up.
A petition from T. Haziehurst, to be one of the constables
was read, but rejected.
TheTC9wn-clerk laid before the council a letter from Mr.
W, 'raPor to erect a tablet in St. George's Church Referred
to the Select Finance Committee.

The-„lti,t.stpr requested the Town-clerk to !cad a letter from
the..B.Cir.4l:Dawson, tendering his resignation, from ill health,
as mi,nisier of Michael's Church. This was accepted. The
Rev. Mr. Berrvywas,elected to succeed him, and the Rev. Mr.
Morro.ll was Eippoidted chaplain. But before these appoint-
ments were made, it: was contended, ;that the usual notice
had not been given; that it was premature to proceed now to
the appointments :—that the council were precluding the chance
of other applicants, and that in making the selection, some
consideration, at least, was due to the congregation. It was
admitted, that the gentlemen who were appointed were, doubt-
less, eligible; but to close the door, another, of at least equal
pretensions, was scarcely doing: justice to that competition
which under such circumstances, is just and proper.
A discussion iook place regarding the site of the proposed
fish-market, which was referred to the select finance committee.
—To report upon.

. LOCAL NEWS'.

NAMIK PAS If A.—Namik Pasha, Envoy Extraordinary of the
Ottoman court, left London on Sunday morning., on a visit to
Portsmouth and Plymouth, to inspect the arsenals. Lord
Aucland had aleady dispatched the necessary orders tp each of
those places, giving instructions for the reception of this amiable
and distinguished visitor with all the honours and attentions due
to the representative of a power with whom we are united in
bonds of friendship, upon a basis reciprocally advantageous.
The pasha's departure from our shores may shortly be expected
—an event which cannot fail to cast a glOom amidst the circle
of friends wiinhave had the Inman to know hint in private life.
Nonni Effendi, his successor, the permanent ambassador of the
Sublime Porte to our court, although not known to us like his
predecessor, is nevertheless spoken of as a man of honourable
feelings and of considerable talent, notwithstanding the disad-
vantage of being conversant only in his own language.
The Rev. Dr. M‘Call, of Manchester, will, we are informed
preach the anniversary sermon on Sunday next, at the Scotch
Secession Church, Mount-pleasant.

FRAUDULENT PENSION CERTIFICATES.—Yesterday, one of
those.nuisances to society who subsist by petition and letter-
writing for the poor and illiterate portion of the community,
named James Poulton, residing; at N 0.40, Westmorland-street,
was brought before Mt. Alderman Sandbach and Sir Thomas
Brancker, charged with having forged a certificate fbr the grant
of a pension to Daniel Robb, a pauper in the Liverpool Work-
house, with intent to defraud the Trinity Board in London. It
appeared that Robh, who was an old seaman in the Workhouse,
procured a certificate from the surgeon to that institution, to
the effect that he was disabled from service, the surgeon not
knowing the use be intended to put it to. Robb then went to
the prisoner, who informed him of the way he might obtain a
pension, .. and forged a certificate, purportin to be one from a
surgeon, stating that he was a disabled and unfortunate seaman,
worthy of the charity of the Trinity HouSe. without men:ioning
that he was already provided for in the Liverpool Workhouse.
The parties in London wrote to Liverpool on the subject, when
the fraud was discovered, and Poulton apprehended. The
magistrates, after hearing the case, sentenced the accused to
three month's imprisonment and hard labour in the House of
Correction. Cases of this description, Where persons and public
institutions are duped and defrauded by such swindlers, are of
very frequent occurrence, and the magistiates are determined
to make an example of them whenever opportunity offers.
PROGRESS OF CONSERVATISSI.—Yeeterd4 se'nnight a meet-
ing was held at the Cross Inn, Kiugswiuford, to establish a
district committee of the South Stafford Conservative Associa-
tion. The meeting was attended by a large body of the neigh-
bouring gentry and freeholtleis and amongst the number was
the Earl of Mountnorris, who from having hitherto invariably
supported the Whig party, has publicly joined the conserva-
tive cause, and declared his intention to give it every support in
his power. Nearly fifty gentlemen of the highest respectability
enrolled themselves as members upon this occasion.—Worces-
ter Guardian.

WASHINGTON IRVING.—This distinguished writer has pur-
chased a small property of about ten acres, eminently romantic
in its location and appendages, on the banks of the Hudson. It
is the identical house in which was assembled the memorable
tea party, described in the legend of Sleepy Hollow, on that
disastrous night when the ill-starred Ichabod was rejected by the
fair Katrina, and also encountered the fearful companionship of
Brow Bones, in the character of the headless Hessian. Here
it is the design of the proprietor to take up his abode as a place
of retirement and repose, from the business and bustle of the
world.

THE LAST WORDS OF LORD RUSSELL ONi.

SCAFFOLD.

(From the Worcestershire. Guardian.)
DID BELIEVE. AND DO STILL, THAT POPERY 18 BREAKA
ING IN UPON THIS NATION, AND THOSE WIIO A DVANrEt
IT WILL STOP AT NOTHING TO CARRY ON Titoit DE-
SIGNS; ANIfl AM HEARTILY SORRY THAT NAVY PRO-
TESTANTS GIVE THEIR HELPING HA` D TO IT."
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It is our intention to let the above stand perniatiently in the
situation which it here occupies., in every nutnnet of the
cestershire Guardian so long ds that journal Orall be kilited,
and so long as "this nation" shall he threatened with —111.;
breaking in of popery,"-and no protection' is afforded by bit
laws to shield her against a danger so appalling: