The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-07-08 00:00:00

BOROUGH COURTS BILL

The TowN-CLERK reported that the Borough Courts Bill
had received the royal assent. By this act the Borough
Court (which could hold pleas to any amount, and had the
benefit of juries from the burgesses, equal at least to the ju-
ries of the assizes) was protected from vexatious removals
from it of any action not exceeding £5O in debt or damages,
unless security was first given for payment, and of any ac-
tion, whatever its amount might be, unless the writ for re-
moval were lodged within one month from the plaintiff's
declaration, and before the action was entered for trial.
These provisions would materially secure to the public the
advantages of economy and despatch which this court pro-
fessed in its proceedings.
Mr. BRIGHT asked when the bill'would tome into opera-
tion ? _ 9:lA:Jiffy; .liw%

The TOWN-CLERK said it was now in operation.
HEALTH AND BUILDINGS REGULATIONS BILL.'
The Tows-CLERK reported the passing of the Liverpool
Health and Buildings Regulations Bill, and said that in an
amended print of the Public Health and Buildings Bill, ori-
ginally brought forward by the Marquis of Normanby, the
Liverpool bill was referred, and on that account the borough
of Liverpool was excepted from the provisions of the public
bill. ,/o,libiloo an:

SPECIAL COUNCIL.
It was then arranged that a special council should be held
next Monday week, the 18th instant, to appoint a grand-jury
bailiff, to appropriate the land in St. James s-road for the
haymarket, then to appoint the seven commissioners under
the Property and Income Tax Bill.

MEMORIAL FROM MISS CRELLIN•
The MAYOR acknowledged the receipt of a lengthened me-
morial from Miss Ann Crellin, in which, after reciting the
various particulars connected with her abduction, she claimed
the right of proving her case by her own counsel, and of esta-
blishing the truth of the accusations she bad made ; and she
entreated that neither the commissioner of police, who had
been hound over by Mr. Rushton to prosecute in the case,
nor the Deputy Town-Clerk, might he permitted to inter-
fere with the proceeding, with the view of enablinc, herself,
by her counsel, to obtain justice from the laws of the land.
Mr. Aixix asked whether the Council could interfere?
The Tows-CLERK said no proceeding of the Council could
relieve Mr. Dowling from his recognisances.
Some discussion followed, and eventually the memorial was
referred to the Finance Committee.

THE TOBACCO WAREHOUSE

The MAYOR acknowledged the receipt of a communication
from the comptroller, praying that an upper floor might be
erected in the tobacco warehouse of the port.—lt was re-
ferred to the Finance Committee.

PUBLIC PUMPS

The MAYOR read a memorial from a Mr. Walker, praying
that a pump might be placed at the end of Redeross-street
for the use of horses.—lt was referred to the Dock Com-
mittee.

CHIMNEY-SWEEPING.

The MAYoR read a memorial irOro Lewis, a master sweep,
condemnatory of machines for cleansing chimneys, and pray-
ing that the use of climbing-boys might be continued.
Mr. JORDAN thought the brushes for sweeping chimneys
should be square, and not round, particularly where square
chimneys had to be cleansed. He said he bad tried it him-
self—(a laugh)—and found that the round brush never an-
swered with a square chimney.
The memorial was ordered to lie on the table.
APPRENTICES.

The TOWN-CLERK, after stating that it would he necessary
for the council to issue warrants for the purpose of taking
property under the improvement act, said there were three
cases of apprentices who required the enrolment of their in-
dentures after the expiration of the period limited by law.

TILE EDUCATION QUESTION.
Mr. YATES said be had been given to understand that his
motion, which was the only one now remaining on the paper,
would come on the first thing at the next meeting. (No, no.)
The TOWN-CLERK said, that if the present were a general
adjournment, the consequence would be that the motions of
which Mr. Yates had given notice should come on first.
Mr. BIUKETT called upon Mr. Yates to go on with his
motions then. He said he was willing to stop "'till twelve
o'clock that night," in order to have them disposed of.
(Hear.) ' "

Mr. "Farsaire said the matter was news and that no new
matter could be entertained by the council after three o'clock.
Mr. Bvsn ELL denied that it-was new; it was old matter.
(A laugh.)
Mr. YATES said that many gentlemen had left—Mr.
Earle, for instance—under the impression that they were
about to adjourn. He calied upon the mayor to say what
he was to do. (Cries of "Go on.") If ever a man was
treated unhandsomely and unfairly, it was himself on the
present occasion. He called upon the council of Liverpool
not to disgrace themselves in the manner they would do, if
they insisted on proceeding in this course.
Mr. JOHN SMITH moved that the house he counted.
Mr. BIRKETT said there were twenty-two members present.
Mr. YATES said that after an adjournment had been moved,
and he had been left by his friends, he was now forced to go
on. Ile protested strongly against such a course, and said
the Council would disgrace itself in the highest manner if
they were to fix this trick upon him.
Mr. BIRKETT thought that after the charges against the
schools had been brought by Mr. Yates on a former occasion,
and proved to be untrue, the terms of Mr. Yates' reply on
the present occasion ought, more properly speaking, apply to
him self.
Mr. MOLYNEUX thought language had been used by Mr.
Yates for which an apology ought to be made.
Mr. YATES said he had spoken nothing but the truth, and
that he would make no apology, nor retract anything which
be had said.
Mr. BIRKETT said that so far as regarded himself, the
assertions of Mr. Yates were not true.
Mr. Moue:4mm denied their truth as regarded himself.
The MAYOR asked whether the Council were willing that
the motions should be proceeded with. (Cries of " Yes,
yes.")
The MAYOR then called on Mr. Yates to undertake his
task.
Mr. YATES refused to proceed. He would undertake it
next Monday week.
Mr. JOHN SMITH said there was nothing for Mr. Yates
now but to give notice of motion for Monday week.
Mr. Yams then repeated his notice.
The Town -CLERK said a fresh notice should be given, and
that it would then come on at the special Council.
Mr. YATEs asked whether it would come on the first thing
upon the next day
The MAYOR replied in the negative. It now assumed a
different feature. It was now a dropped motion. (Hear,
hear.)
Mr. J. SMITH said it would have to come on in its regular
course on the summons.
The Tows-CLERK said that if the Mayor directed, it could
_be, put upon the summons.
Monday week.
Di The, Council then adjourned until

-Colonel Dundas has been dismissed from his situation as
Aide-de-Catop to the Queen, removed from the command of
and placed on the half-pay list, by orders
the 83d Regiment,
of the Commander-in-Chief, for using disrespectful language
towards her MajestY•