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tinning Water-street and Chapel-street to the Pierhead
or otherwise; and that the Finance Committee, who are
authorised to take measures for applying to Parliament,
according to standing orders, make provisions therein for
securing those objects," which he eventually withdrew in
favour of one, by Mr. Hornby, referring the subject to the
Finance Committee to consult with the Dock Committee:
The latter was carried.
WATCH COMMITTEE.—Mr. GREGSON moved that this
committee consist of the following gentlemen :—Matthew
Gregson, T. D. Anderson, Thomas Godfrey, Thomas
Avison, James Johnson, Hilton Halhead, W. J. Horsfall,
J.. 8. Branck-er, John Nicholson, Oliver Holden, William
Nicholson, John Gladstone, jun., W. P. Jeffreys, Thomas
Bold, F. A. Clint, John B. Lloyd, W. Mann, and James
Robinson, Esqrs., which, after a discussion and a division,
was carried.
IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE.—Mr. Alderman BENNETT
moved that the following gentlemen constitute this com-
mittee :—Samuel Holme, Esq., chairman ; Wm. Bennett,
Esq., deputy-chairman ; R. C. Gardner, Esq., Sir John
Bent, Thomas Robinson, Thomas Avison, Edward Longs-
dale, Samuel M. Mellor, James Johnson, John Stewart;
James A. Picton, Walter P. Jeffreys, Wm. Earle, James
Robertson, and Joseph Kitchen, Esqrs. Agreed to.
COURTS OF LAW AND ST. GEORGE'S-HALL COMMITTEE.
—The following gentlemen were elected :—J. Hayward
Turner, Esq., chairman ; John Stewart, Esq., deputy-
chairman ; J. Bramley-Moore, James Alanson Picton,
James Parker, Thomas Avison, Samuel Holme, William
Earle, and John Buck Lloyd, Esqrs.
MARKETS COMMITTEE.—No alteration has taken place
in this committee; it consists of the following gentle-
men :—Joseph Cooper, Esq., chairman ; James Lawrence,
Esq., deputy-chairman'; Thomas Wagstaff, James John-
son, Harmood Banner, John Woodruff, Walter P. Jeffreys,
J. R. Wthiffie, and John Gladstone, jun., Esqrs.
BATHS COMMITTEE.—This committee also remains as
it existed last year. Its members are :—Thomas Wag-
staff; Esq., chairman ; James Parker, Esq., deputy-chair-
man; R. C. Gardner, J. R. M`Guffie, J. C. Fernihough,
Samuel M. Mellor, John Gladstone, jun., Thomas Fleming,
and' Walter P. Jeffreys, Esqrs.
EDUCATION COMMITTEE. Mr. HAM:1100D BANNER
proposed that the following gentlemen be elected :
Harmood Banner, Esq., chairman ; R. C. Gardner,
Thomas Wagstaff, Richard M. Beckwith, Thomas Flem-
ing, Matthew Giegson, James Holme, John Gladstone,
jun., James Robertson, Walter P. Jeffreys, T..D. Ander-
son, Alexander Shand, William Nicholson, Bernard Hall,
Daniel Crosthwaite, John MarkeWood, and Edward Brad-
ley, Esqrs. .
GAOL AND HOUSE QF CORRECTION COMMITTEE.—
Mr. J. B. LLOYD moved that this committee be consti-
tuted as follows :—The Mayor, chairman ; Hugh Hornby,
John H. Turner, George Holt, Robertson Gladstone, John
Stewart, Sir John Bent, John Nicholson, Oliver Holden,
Thomas Godfrey, Jas. Parker, Charles Turner, Harmood
Banner, Thomas D. Anderson, Samuel Holme, and J. B.
Lloyd, Esqrs.—After some little discussion, the motion was
agreed to.
TOWN HALL ESTABLISHMENT COMMITTEE.— Mr.
HORNRY proposed that the above committee should be
constituted as follows :—The Mayor, chairman; James
Lawrence, J. Bromley-Moore, William Preston, Hugh
Hornby, Esqrs. ; Sir John Bent ; Samuel Mellor, J. B.
Lloyd, Thomas Littledale, Samuel Holme, and John H.
Turner, Esqrs.—The motion was carried.
HEALTH COMMITTEE.—On the motion of Mr. Alderman
LINGSDALE, the following gentlemen were appointed
this committee :—Edward Langsdale, Esq., chairman ;
Thorns Dover, Esq., deputy chairman ; Richard M. Beck-
with, John Bigham, Thomas Fleming, Robertson Glad-
stone, Thomas Godfrey, Hilton Halhead, Arthur Hender-
son, James Holme, T. L. Hodson, James Johnson, John
Moss, John M`Guffie, John Nicholson, John Stewart, and
Daniel Crosthwaite, Esqrs.
GARDENS COMMITTEE.—The following gentlemen were
appointed members of this committee : —Wm. Preston,
Esq., chairman; Richard C. Gardner, Esq., deputy-chair.
man; 'William Bennett, Richard M. Beckwith, John
Woodruff, John Nicholson, Thomas Fleming, Alexander
Shand, Francis A. Clint, and Daniel Crosthwaite, Esqrs.
CHURCH EXPENDITURE COMMITTEE.—Mr. HA.R3LOOD
BANNER moved that this committee should consist of—
Harmood Banner, Esq., -chairman ; Thomas Wagstaff,
Walter P. Jeffreys, Francis Shand, Alexander Shand,
Wm. Mann, Archibald C. Stewart, James Marke Wood,
and Edward Bradley, Esqrs.
LIBRARY ARD MUSEUM COMMITTEE.—Mr. PICTON
proposed to substitute the name of Mr. A. C. Stewart for
that of Mr. M`Nicoll, the name of Mr. Hodson in place of
Mr. Fernihough, and that of Mr. Moss in place of Sir
John Bent. The list would then stand thus :—J. A.
Picton, Esq., chairman ; Thomas Avison, Esq., deputy-
chairman ; A. C. Stewart, William Bennett, John Moss,
George Holt, Richard M. Beckwith, John Woodruff,
Thomas Fleming, John Bighorn, T. Llewelyn Hodson,
John Stewart, Robertson Gladstone, and William Earle,
Esqrs.—The proposition was agreed to.
WATER COMMITTEE.—The only alteration in this com-
mittee was the addition of the name of Mr. Tinne. The
list now stands thus :—George Holt, Esq., chairman;
Jos. Cooper, Esq., deputy-chairman ; Edward Langsdale,
Thomas Avison, J. B. Brancker, Hugh Hornby, James
Holme, John Woodruff, T. L. Hodson, John Stewart,
Matthew Gregson, Thomas Wagstaff, William Earle, and
J. A. Tinne, Esqrs.
OBSERVATORY CO3I3fITTEE.—Mr. J. A. Tinne was sub-
stituted for Mr. Hugh Neill, and Mr. Bernard Hall was
also placed on this committee, which now consists of the
l following gentlemen :—J. A. Tinne, Esq., chairman ;
James Tyrer, Thomas Wagstaff, James A. Piston, Arthur
Henderson, William J. Horsfall, Oliver Holden, John
Gladstone, jun., John R. M`Guffie, and Bernard Hall, Esqrs.
HACKNEY CARRIAGE AND LICENSING, COMMITTEE.—
The following gentlemen were re-appointed members of
this committee : John Woodruff, Esq., chairman ; Wm.
Bennett, Esq., deputy-chairman; Walter P. Jeffreys,
Oliver Holden, Thomas Godfrey, John R. M`Guffie, John
' Gladstone, jun., Richd. M. Beckwith, and Thos. Wagstaff,
Esqrs.
SPECIAL COMMITTEES.—On the motion of Mr. MANN,
a special committee on the duties of water-bailiff was ap-
pointed, to consist of Messrs. Hornby, Turner, Littledale,
Clint, and Mann.—On the motion of Mr. ANDERSON, it
, was resolved that a special committee on the Reformation
' of Juveniles should be appointed, and that it should con-
, sist of the Mayor, all the members of the council who were
magistrates, Mr. Bigham, Mr. Woodruff, Mr. Mann, and
• Mr. Banner.