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

GAOL COMMITTEE

The proceedings of the Gaol Committee, comprising a
progressive scale of increase in the salaries of the sub-officers
of the gaol, the appointment of Mary Anne Bickerstaffe to
the office of task-mistress, at the salary of £5O per annum,
the appointment of Jane Barber to the office of assistant
task-mistress, at the salary of £4O per annum, an increase
in the salary of Mr. John Estill, assistant clerk, of from
£65 to £7O per annum, an increase in the salary of the sur-
geon from £lOO to £l5O per annum, and the alterations in
and additions to the gaol, reported upon by the Finance
Committee, having been read,
Mr. BOLTON moved their confirmation.

After a short discussion, the subject of the increase of
salaries was referred to the Paid Officers' Committee to
confer with the Gaol Committee and report. The other
proceedings were confirmed.

MOTION FOR ADJOURNMENT

Mr. PARKER then moved an adjournment, it being three
o'clock.
Mr. EARLE seconded the motion.

The MAYOR requested of the council to remain a short
time longer, as there were some reports and memorials which
it was necessary to have despatched.
The council remained accordingly.
TEE QUEEN V. HARVEY.

The TOWN•CLERK reported that the case of the Queen v.
Harvey now waited for the arrangement approved by the
council being carried into effect, according to.which, upon
the opinion now expressed by the Court of Queen's Bench,
a judgment of ouster would have to be entered by consent,
without further litigation ; and that this formal concl4sion
was in course of completion. Until this was done there
could not be an election of a new alderman.

PROPERTY AND INCOME TAX

The TOWN-CLERIC next drew the attention of the council
to the thirty-second section of the Property and Income
Tax, by which the mayor, aldermen, and common council,
or any three or more, not exceeding seven, were constituted
commissioners for executing the act in relation to the public
offices and employments of profit in the corporation. He
said that by the thirty-third section it appeared that the
election of the members to constitute the number, not ex-
ceeding seven, would have to be made by the council within
one calendar month after the passing of the act—the 22d of
June last. This would make it desirable that there should
be a special council appointed.

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. Buturrr asked when the bill would come into opera-
tion ?

The TOWN-CLERIC said it was now in operation.
HEALTH AND BUILDINGS REGULATIONS BILL.
The TOWN-CLERIC 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-
ginal-1i 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.

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 had made ; and she
entreated that neither the commissioner of police, who had
been bound over by Mr. Rushton to prosecute in the case,
nor the Deputy Town-Clerk, might be permitted tointer-
fere with the proceeding, with the view of enabling herself,
by her counsel, to obtain justice from the laws of the land.
Mr. /knurl asked whether the Council could interfere ?
The TOWN-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.