The Liverpool Standard, and General Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-07-04 00:00:00

THE OPENING : ADDRESS TO THE MAYOR

The building, from an early hour, yesterday morning,
resounded'with the busy note of preparation, and the only
drawback experienced in the pleasurable bustle was the
unpropitious state of the weather, the rain falling in tor-
rents, with but little prospect of cessation. J. B. Lloyd,
Esq.,. the Mayor, bad accepted an invitation of the com-
mittee. to be present at noon, and formally open the insti-
tution.. Precisely at that hour, his carriage entered the
grounds, followed by three other vehicles, and amongst
the gentlemen who followed his Worship into the vestibule
we observed Mr. Charles Turner, ; the chairman •of the
Dock Committee, and . Councillors Godfrey; Wagstafre,
Thomson, Gladstone,Clint, M`Gutfie; mid Henderson; Ald.
R. C. Gardner, and Mr. G. H. .An :address had
been prepared for presentation to th
- after his Wr

molly Look place soya -
hail. It was read to him by Mr. Grist, the secret

was as follows :

TO THE WORSHIPFUL T

v.R OF LIVERPOOL,

JOHN BUCK LLOYD, ES

Mr. Mayor;—The Liverpool Licensed Victuallers' Associa-
tion had the grateful opportunity afforded fo them, on the
occasion of laying the foundation stone (October 28, Ifs) of
the 'Aiding in whicwhichwe now stand, of presenting to a very
predecessorin office of, your worship, '1 homes Little-
lg., an address, .setting forth' the purposes to whi^l
3: intended. that, when erected, this building should be
levoted. And if they here again recur to the charitable
objects for valich their new almshouses and schools have

dale, Eik

been c

possess a record of having

It may be, your worship. that in a p
brated as Lire
the one

patronag

ch you.. pleased
La and support, with your
ts powers of usefulness, yet it is ho,
given to the Association for the intentioi.
fulleat extent of the means at their dispos4
Your worship has marked aiike your apprec,
proval of the good work, and if anything were
urge on its authors to continued energy in the
encouragement received at your hands would b'
sufficient.
The Association feel that they are deeply int'
worship, and they trust you will accept their s.ucere and ft
vent prayer that Almighty God will bless both you and tho,
dear to you with all health and happiness.
Liverpool Licensed V ictuallers' New Asylum and Schools,
West Derby-road, July, 1854.
The address, which was beautifully emblazoned •
bound, the work jointly of Mr. Hammond and Mr. Fr
was then handed to the Mayor by Mr. John Allinso,
president of the Associatf—
The MAYOR, in reply, _
tary, permit me to offer to you my warmest thanks

Ithat cre

Mr. Chai

mark of your courtesy

I I sincerely congratulate you

atlemen,

institution, which, I understand, has

tte and aged mem'

.s, who Ina,

!eded to
use, the

ie more than

i career through- the trials of life, keep themselves

honourable position, yet fortune may not
I them; and the second, I believe, is to provi
the orphan. May the orphan receive, w
doubt it will, those principles under you]
gentlemen, which will make them hereafter
and good and honest Christians. (Applause.) G
in this free and prosperous country we have the
of saying that, during our prosperity, we do not fi
aged and the infirm, or th

idow-nd ti

you, gentlemen, hm:e

gone a step farthe

and sod

favoured

I hay

in your large and influential body, you have the
doing much good to the community, because I um
that, before a member can be admitted into y,
tion, it must be on the basis of a good cha-
a security to the publ;,. tb-' mill

which is

tic that he will conduct his business
irderly_and with credit to himself. (Applause) I think,
gentlemen, that the sins of some others have been placed
upon your shoulders—(hear, hear)—which the public will
not take the time to consider; but I may observe that
I think that your body stands so independent, as to its
good government and order, that those whose cases come
before the magistrates should be looked upon as a different
class ; I refer, gentlemen, to the beer-houses ; and may,
gentlemen, the legislature take some means by which at
all events they shall be placed more under the survePlance
of the magistrates than they have been hitherto.
gentlemen, acknowledging the great kindnes-

tesy you