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Mr. FERMI:TOUGH seconded the proposition. (Oh, oh.")
Mr. HonsoN had no objection to the expenses incurred
by the Mayor, being defrayed out of the corporation fund,
but he was opposed, to such a course being pursued, or
with reference to the Special Committee appointed for. the
opening of St. George's-hall, who, he maintained, should
pay the penalty of their own mismanagement. A more
miserable failure he never knew than the opening of St.
George's-hall„ which reflected anything but credit or
honour upon the town. The inhabitants were, slighted

and all hilt insulted, and they, their representatives were
exceedingly scurvily used. (Laughter.) What, was the
fact ? Why; in one room refreshments were provided for
a select and favoured few, while ladies were allowed to
stand out in the rain, 'to obtain a little refreshment.
(Hear, bear.) He was shocked to see Lady Der4y among
those who were thus left nnprovided for ; as it was not
until he had pointed this fact out to Mr. Samuel Holme,
that her Ladyship received proper attention.
Mr. J. H. TURNER.--I asked her myself if she would
take refreshment, and she declined. (Hear, hear.)
The MAYOR explained that he had caused enough to be
provided for visitors from a distance, observing that it was
absolutely impossible that he could .have made provision
for every person who attended the concerts. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. HODSON would have had refreshments for every
person in the hall. -
Mr. EARLE reminded Mr. Hodson that the object was
to band something over to the charities. (Hear, hear.)
If people went thereito " guttle," instead of to hear music,
it would have been another thing entirely. • As he had
stated in the Council 'before the arrangements were com-
pleted, ,the former festival never paid itself : it was the
ball that was the remunerating source entirely. (Hear.)
In restricting the entertainments to a musical festival,
loss was sure to be the result.
Mr. Alderman PARKER, as one of the committee, main-
tained that they had merely carried out the instructions
of the Council ; and that, instead of censure, they rather

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deserved thanks. (Laughter.)
Mr. limmt la, having indulged in some severe strictures
upon the committee, whom he charged with keeping him-
self and Mr. Pictou from the sub-committee, in order to
carry out their exclusive policy in all their arrangements,
observed that, ou the night of the reheasals, members of
the Council were refused admittance into the hail, while
thirty or forty ladies and gentlemen, some strangers re-
siding out of the town, had obtained ingress by the aid of
passes furnished by members of the sub-committee. Some
of those favoured persons also had free admissions to all
the concerts. Thus was it that the powers given to the
committee was misdirected. He should move a direct
negative to the proposition.
After some remarks from Mr. Ridox,
Kr. J. H. TURNER observed that, if every member of
the committee had paid the same attention to his duties
as he_had done, the result would have been different. He
had made use of no free admissions, having paid £35 15s.
for his own friends. (Hear, hear.)

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The motion was then put to the vote, and carried by a
majority of 29 to 14. The voting was as follows
For the motion—Messrs. Aked, T. D. Anderson, J. R.
IWGuffie, C. - turner, Avison, Banner, Fernihough, Jamei
Holme, Mann,. Wagstaff, A. Shand, J. B. Braneker, W.
Earle, Picton,R. W. Heughton, J. Stewart, W. J. Hors-
fall, J. Robertson, Halhead, M. Gregson, Bennett, Bold,
Parker, J. Cooper, J. H. Turner; R. C. Gardner, J. Bram-
ley-Moore,Sir.j. Bcpt, and the Mayor. _ _

Against the motion—Messrs. S. M. Mellor, Bigham
Woodruff, Moss, W. Nicholson, Godfrey, W. P. Jeffreys
Fleming, 'R. Gladstone, J. Johnson, T. L. Hodson, J
Nicholson, Beckwith, and Alderman Toulmin.